Hippolyta was the daughter of Ares, the God of War and Otrera, the former Queen of the Amazon Warriors. Ares eventually gave Hippolyta a girdle that signified her authority as the new Queen of the Amazons. Hippolyta may have had several different names, or she may have had sisters named Antiope, Melanippe, and Penthesilea who were also Queens of the Amazons.

The ninth labor of Heracles was retrieving Hippolyta’s girdle.

In another myth, Queen Hippolyte was abducted by Theseus, who took her to Athens, where she was married to him and bore him a son, Hippolytus. In other versions, the kidnapped Amazon is called Antiope, the sister of Hippolyte.

In revenge, the Amazons invaded Greece, plundered some cities along the coast of Attica, and besieged and occupied Athens. Hippolyte, who fought on the side of Athens, according to another account was killed during the final battle along with all of the Amazons.

*Teseida, by Giovanni Boccaccio (ca. 1340s)
*“The Knight's Tale,” by Geoffrey Chaucer (1390s)
*“Palamon and Arcite,” by John Dryden (1700)

* Palamon and Arcite, by Richard Edwardes (1566)
* A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare (1590s)
* The Two Noble Kinsmen, by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare (1610s)

* A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1909)

*Captain Marvel Adventures #18: Hippolyta lends her strength to Mary Marvel, becoming the H in SHAZAM! The wizard Shazam claims she is an old friend.
*(as Hippolyte) Boy Comics #9: Hippolyta meets the time traveler, Yankee Longago who teaches her how to be more feminine.

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolyta Wikipedia]
* [http://comicvine.gamespot.com/hippolyta/4005-18673/ ComicVine]
*Myths in Media Wiki
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