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Hippolyta

Queen of the Amazons, and daughter of Ares. She possesed a magical girdle, or belt, given to her by her father that represented her status as Queen of the Amazons. Heracles' ninth labor was to retrieve this girdle. Though there are several versions of how the event occured, she married Theseus. There are likewise as many myths on how she died.

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