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Hippolyta
Hip·pol·y·ta [ hi póllətə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mythological Amazon queen: in Greek mythology, a queen of the Amazons. She was killed by Heracles because she refused to give up her girdle, which he had been sent to get as one of his labors.
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