Hippolyta

[ hi-pol-i-tuh ]

nounClassical Mythology.
  1. a queen of the Amazons, variously said to have been killed by Hercules or to have been conquered and married by Theseus.

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Hippolyta

Hippolyte (hɪˈpɒlɪˌtiː)

/ (hɪˈpɒlɪtə) /


noun
  1. Greek myth a queen of the Amazons, slain by Hercules in battle for her belt, which he obtained as his ninth labour

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