Hippolyta
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- This article is about Hippolyta or Hippolyte in Greek mythology. Other characters called Hippolyte exist. See Hippolyte (disambiguation)
In Greek mythology, Hippolyta is the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle she was given by her father Ares, the god of war.
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Heracles
Heracles' ninth labour was to obtain the girdle at the request of Admete, Eurystheus' daughter. In one version of the story, Hippolyta fell in love with Heracles and freely gave him the belt. But Hera told the Amazons that Heracles was trying to kidnap their queen, so the Amazons attacked, but were defeated by the greeks. Heracles rapes Hippolyta and gives her in marriage to his companion Theseus.
Antiope
After Heracles obtains the girdle, Theseus, one of Heracles' companions (also including Sthenelus and Telamon), kidnaps Antiope, another sister of Hippolyta. The Amazons then attack the party (because Heracles' enemy Hera has spread a vicious rumour that Heracles was there to attack them or to kidnap Hippolyta), but Heracles and Theseus escape with the girdle and Antiope. According to one version, Heracles kills Hippolyta as they flee. In order to rescue Antiope, the Amazons attack Athens but fail, in some versions with Antiope dying in the onslaught.
Hippolytus
In many versions Theseus marries either Antiope or Hippolyta, having a son named Hippolytus. Theseus eventually marries Phaedra either after having left his wife or after the death of his wife after childbirth. In the version in which Theseus is married to and leaves Hippolyta, she tries to exact revenge by bringing the Amazons to Theseus and Phaedra's wedding in order to kill everyone, although this fails when she is killed by Theseus' men in some versions and by Penthesilea, another Amazon, in others.
Popular Culture
In the DC Universe, Hippolyta is the mother of Wonder Woman.
In Marvel Comics, Hippolyte is another of Hades' accomplists. She didn't want revenge on Hercules but his love. She was supposed to marry Hercules until Hades' conspiracy was discovered.
In Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, she is presented as an enemy of Hercules who falls in love with him. She was almost killed by Hera and there is no hint she could be Ares' daughter.
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