Hippolyta
[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.
/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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