In antiquity, some people thought he had turned into the constellation The Charioteer, presumably because of the way he died.
In antiquity, some people thought he had turned into the constellation The Charioteer, presumably because of the way he died. Some myths have him being restored to life by Aesclepius and transported to Italy to become an attendant to Artemis, the goddess with whom he shares the final scene of Euripides' play named for him. That play is Euripides' second of the same name: the first is lost, but originally failed because of its shocking portrayal of the female lead as sexually aggressive. For 10 points -- name this son of Theseus whose persistently virginity annoyed Aphrodite so much that she made his stepmother Phaedra fall in love with him.
In antiquity, some people thought he had turned into the constellation The Charioteer, presumably because of the way he died.
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