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Hippolyta's Girdle
Psalm 8:1
[[To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.]]
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens."
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In Greek mythology, Hippoliyte or Hippolyte (Ἱππολύτη) is the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle she was given by her father Ares, the god of war. The girdle was a waist belt that signified her authority as queen of the Amazons.
Hippolyta appears in the myth of Heracles. It was her girdle that Heracles was sent to retrieve for Admeta, the daughter of king Eurystheus, as his ninth labor. Most versions often begin by saying that Hippolyta was impressed with Heracles, and gave him the girdle without argument.
There are many endings to the story of Hippolyte: in fact, some mythologists have suggested that, because of the many different endings, she represents several different figures.
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