Hippolyta

American  

[hi-pol-i-tuh] / hɪˈpɒl ɪˌtə /

noun

Classical 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 British  

/ 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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Example Sentences

Montrose and Tic were still on bad terms, Leti was angry about Tic’s plans to leave town and Hippolyta suspects them all of hiding something about George’s death.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2020

She's an extraordinary force whose work complements Mosaku's might and Aunjanue Ellis's glowing performance as George's wife Hippolyta, a woman forced to swallow her career ambitions.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2020

As is often the case, the same performers who portray Theseus, duke of Athens, and his betrothed, Hippolyta, also play the fairy king and queen, Oberon and Titania.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2019

The comic seasoning is provided by a terrifically in-sync cast that includes Erin Weaver as Puck, Eric Hissom as Oberon and Theseus, and Caroline Stefanie Clay as Hippolyta and Titania.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2016

She rubbed sleep from her eyes and remembered fragments of a dream in which she was Wonder Woman and Sosie was Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray