Hippolyta
noun
Hip·pol·y·ta
hi-ˈpä-lə-tə 
: a queen of the Amazons given in marriage to Theseus by Hercules
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Eventually, the role of Tamara was given to Lorraine Toussaint, a Juilliard graduate who’d been Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Woman Two in Samm-Art Williams’s Home.
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Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
The sisters' relationship is tenuous, with Antiope eager to train a young Diana and Hippolyta doing her best to protect her daughter, but their influence is no doubt present every time their love shines through the girl who would be Wonder Woman.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 24 June 2024
Brookside Gardens and Fort Washington Park are among sites hosting Theseus, Hippolyta and the fairies before the season wraps up at the Publick Playhouse on July 14.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The cabinet is held aloft by two heroic figures — Hercules on the right and Amazon Queen Hippolyta on the left — signaling its role as a proclamation of triumphant power.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
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Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
The sisters' relationship is tenuous, with Antiope eager to train a young Diana and Hippolyta doing her best to protect her daughter, but their influence is no doubt present every time their love shines through the girl who would be Wonder Woman.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 24 June 2024
Brookside Gardens and Fort Washington Park are among sites hosting Theseus, Hippolyta and the fairies before the season wraps up at the Publick Playhouse on July 14.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The cabinet is held aloft by two heroic figures — Hercules on the right and Amazon Queen Hippolyta on the left — signaling its role as a proclamation of triumphant power.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
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“Hippolyta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hippolyta. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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