In Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte[1] (/hɪˈpɒlɪtə/; Greek: ἹππολύτηHippolytē), was a daughter of Ares and Otrera,[2] 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".[3][4] Some English translations prefer "girdle".[1] Hippolyta figures prominently in the myths of both Heracles and Theseus. The myths about her are so varied it is thought that they may be about different women.[5] The name Hippolyta translates as "she who unleashes the horses", deriving from two Greek roots meaning "horse" and "let loose".[6][7]
^ abSmith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. p. 490. ark:/13960/t9f47mp93.
^Hyginus, Fabulae, 30
^Haynes, Natalie (2021-05-13). Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths. Picador. ISBN 978-1509873142.
^Haynes, Natalie (2020-05-24). "Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics - Series 6 - Penthesilea, Amazon Warrior Queen - BBC Sounds". BBC. Retrieved 2021-09-18. The other thing that Amazons have are war belts. A war belt – the word in Greek is zoster and they are worn my men in the Iliad...The word for a woman's belt in Greek is zoneid, a different word.
^Robert Graves (1955) The Greek Myths
^From ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, “horse”) + λῠτός (lutós, “released, unleashed”). The latter element, found in names, derives from the verb λύω (lúō, "to unleash"). Compare the etymology of the masculine equivalent: Ἱππόλυτος.
^"hippolytus - Origin and meaning of hippolytus by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com.
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