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ID: 901000727
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000727
Record Type: Character/Person

Hippolyta (Greek character)

Note: Queen of the Amazons; she had a holy girdle that was given to her by her father, Ares, the god of war.

Names:
Hippolyta (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Hippolyte (Greek character) (English,U,N)
Ἱππολύτη (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Hippolyta (Greek character) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Amazons
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Amazons (Greek characters)) [901000212]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... legendary character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... queen (person)
.....(monarchs, rulers (people), people in administration and government, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Hippolyta (Greek character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 99013523
Hippolyte (Greek character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Ἱππολύτη (Greek character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolyta
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

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