Hippolyta subjugating himself. By the end of the play, Hippolyta has added to her power, becoming the queen of a new realm, Athens. The character of Hippolyta also appears in "The Two Noble Kinsmen", a play co-written by Shakespeare and John Fletcher. Hippolyta In Classical Greek mythology, Hippolyta (; "Hippolyte") was the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle that was given to her by her father, Ares, the god of war. The girdle was a waist belt that signified her authority as queen of the Amazons. She figures prominently in the myths of both Heracles and Theseus. The myths about
Hippolyta (DC Comics) Hippolyta (DC Comics) Queen Hippolyta is a fictional DC Comics superhero, based on the Amazon queen Hippolyta from Greek mythology. Introduced in 1941 during the Golden Age of Comic Books, she is the queen of the Amazons of Themyscira, and the mother of Wonder Woman, Donna Troy, and Hercules. Hippolyta made her cinematic debut in the 2017 film "Wonder Woman", played by Connie Nielsen. She later appeared in the 2017 film "Justice League". The character Hippolyta (initially spelled "Hippolyte") first appeared in "All Star Comics" #8 (December 1941) in the same story that introduced her daughter, Princess Diana, known as