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The Girdle of Hippolyte |
As the ninth labor, Eyrystheus asked from Heracles to bring his daughter the ornate belt of Hippolyte. Hippolyte was the Queen of the Amazons, the warlike warriors, and a daughter of Ares, the Greek god of War. The belt was a gift from her father, full with gold and precious stones, as a symbol of her supremacy over the others.
So Heracles gathered some comrades, with Theseus among them, and marched against the city where the Amazons lived , close to the Black Sea. In the beginning, Hippolyte was willing to hand over the belt, but Hera, the Queen of the Olympian gods, disguised as an Amazon causing misunderstandings that led to war between the heroes and the Amazons, with losses on both sides. In the end, Heracles managed to kill Hippolyte, rob her off her belt and depart.
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