Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Hippolyte" | Greek | A daughter of Ares and Otrera, was queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore, as an emblem of her dignity, a girdle given to her by her father; and when Heracles, by the command of Eurystheus, came to fetch this girdle, Hippolyte was slain by Heracles. Greek |
"Otrera" | Greek | A daughter or wife of Ares, who is said to have built the temple of Artemis at Ephesus. Greek |
"Penthesilea" | Greek | A daughter of Ares and Otrera, and queen of the Amazons. Greek |