Hippolyta
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In Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte, 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 t
Hippolyta on a late antique mosaic from Turkey.
Heracles Obtaining the Belt of Hyppolita by Nikolaus Knüpfer
A wax sculpture of Hippolyta at Samsun
Hippolyta from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
Amazons
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In Greek mythology, the Amazons were female warriors and hunters, known for their physical agility, strength, archery, riding skills, and the arts of combat. Their society was closed to men and they r
Hippolyta
…In Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte (; Ancient Greek: Ἱππολύτη 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…
Wounded Amazon of the Capitoline Museums, Rome
A Greek fighting an Amazon; detail from painted sarcophagus found in Italy, 350–325 BCE
"Amazon preparing for battle" (Queen Antiope or Hippolyta) or "Armed Venus", by Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert, 1860, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Departure of the Amazons, by Claude Deruet, 1620, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York