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Hippolyta
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In Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte (; Hippolytē), was a daughter of Ares and Otrera, queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares' zoster, the Greek word found in the Iliad and elsewhere meaning "war belt". Some English translations prefer "girdle". Hippolyta figures prominently in the myths of both Heracles and Theseus. The myths about her are so varied it is thought that they may be about different women. The name Hippolyta translates as "she who unleashes the horses", deriving from two Greek roots meaning "horse" and "let loose".
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Hippolyta
- Deity.deity_of
- Queen of the Amazons
- Deity.member_of
- the Amazons
- Deity.image
- Hippolyte Amazon queen.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Hippolyta on a late antique mosaic
- Deity.artifacts
- Hippolyta's belt
- Deity.consort
- Theseus, Heracles
- Deity.father
- Ares
- Deity.mother
- Otrera
- Deity.siblings
- Antiope, Melanippe, Penthesilea
- Deity.offspring
- Hippolytus
- Deity.gender
- Female
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Wikidata facts
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- Hippolyte.jpg
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- Hippolyta
- name in native language
- Ἱππολύτη
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In Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte (; Hippolytē), was a daughter of Ares and Otrera, queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares' zoster, the Greek word found in the Iliad and elsewhere meaning "war belt". Some English translations prefer "girdle". Hippolyta figures prominently in the myths of both Heracles and Theseus. The myths about her are so varied it is thought that they may be about different women. The name Hippolyta translates as "she who unleashes the horses", deriving from two Greek roots meaning "horse" and "let loose".
== Legends == thumb|Labours of Hercules|Heracles Obtaining the Belt of Hyppolita by [[Nikolaus Knüpfer]]