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** Hippolytus was a devout follower of the virgin goddess Artemis, he even made a vow of chastity to her, which allowed her to look at him with favor. With Artermis's, a goddess of vegetation, favor and being a minor forest god himself, he has strong affinity for plants and has some dominion over them. | ** Hippolytus was a devout follower of the virgin goddess Artemis, he even made a vow of chastity to her, which allowed her to look at him with favor. With Artermis's, a goddess of vegetation, favor and being a minor forest god himself, he has strong affinity for plants and has some dominion over them. | ||
** Daisy-like flowers are scattered throughout his higher rarity art, the flower itself being symbols of chastity and purity; a reference to how Hippolytus in Greek myths would offer a crown of flowers in honor Artemis under her statue after his hunts; the flowers plucked from a virginal (untouched) meadow. | ** Daisy-like flowers are scattered throughout his higher rarity art, the flower itself being symbols of chastity and purity; a reference to how Hippolytus in Greek myths would offer a crown of flowers in honor Artemis under her statue after his hunts; the flowers plucked from a virginal (untouched) meadow. | ||
* Hippolytus's Charge Skill | * Hippolytus's Charge Skill line Akiratos Reimon, (ακήρατος λειμων) means "Pristine Meadow" in Greek. | ||
* One of his skills, Auriga of Purity, references Auriga, a constellation known as the Charioteer. In one of the versions of Hippolytus's story, Asclepius resurrected him in the form of the constellation. | * One of his skills, Auriga of Purity, references Auriga, a constellation known as the Charioteer. In one of the versions of Hippolytus's story, Asclepius resurrected him in the form of the constellation. | ||
* His stepfather, Theseus, had another wife named Ariadne, who is the original holder of Daisuke's ({{Transient icon|Taurus Mask}}) Sacred Artifact. | * His stepfather, Theseus, had another wife named Ariadne, who is the original holder of Daisuke's ({{Transient icon|Taurus Mask}}) Sacred Artifact. |
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