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👤 Hippolyte (Amazon I)

  • In depictions, the Amazon killed by Heracles is sometimes given the name "Andromache" or "Andromeda"
  • Alternative names
    Andromeda Andromache
    Information
    Amazon queen, owner of the war belt sought by Heracles
    Possibly the same as
    👤 Hippolyte (Amazon II)  👤 Hippo (Amazon)
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210303
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/27977
    LIMC headword
    Andromache II
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/20T5vcIYTUm1fm68Iqx8QgL
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Daughter of
    👤 Ares
    Descendant of
    👤 Second Queen of the Amazons
    Leader of
    👥 the Amazons
    Belongs to
    👥 the Amazons
    Ruler of
    🌍 Themiscyra (Pontos)
    Dies at
    🌍 Themiscyra (Pontos)
    Killed by
    👤 Heracles
    Weaponry
    🏺 the War-Belt of Hippolyte
    Related Entities
    👥 the Amazons👤 Heracles🏺 the War-Belt of Hippolyte🌍 Themiscyra (Pontos)👤 Admete (Argive)👤 Eurystheus🌍 Mycenae (Argolid)🌍 Troy (Troad)🌍 Ainos (Thrace)🌍 Thasos (island)🌍 Torone (Chalcidice)👤 Antiope (Amazon)👤 Ares👤 Melanippe (Amazon)👤 Otreus👤 Priam🌍 Phrygia🌍 River Sangarios (Phrygia)👤 Mygdon (Phrygian)👤 Aella👤 Philippis👤 Prothoe👤 Eriboia (Amazon)👤 Celaino (Amazon)👤 Eurybia (Amazon)👤 Phoibe (Amazon)👤 Deianeira (Amazon)👤 Asteria (Amazon)👤 Marpe👤 Tecmessa (Amazon)👤 Alcippe (Amazon)🏺 the Club of Heracles🏺 the Sword of Heracles👤 Theseus👤 Telamon (Salamian)👤 Alcaia🌍 River Thermodon (Pontos)👤 Second Queen of the Amazons
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.9📖 Pausanias 5.25.11📖 Pausanias 1.41.7📖 Diodoros, Library 2.45.1-2.46.6📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.189📖 Diodoros, Library 4.16.1-4.16.4🎨 Metopes of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (Olympia East 1-6; West 1-6; LIMC Amazones 97)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora (Te Papa GH011680)🎨 Boiotian Black-Figure Kantharos (CAMU Δ 557)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Lekythos (CAMU Δ 325)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Skyphos (CAMU Δ 90)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Band Cup (Logie 55.58; Beazley 6702; LIMC Amazones 31)📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1322-1340🎨 Silver Relief Skyphos from Pompeii (MANN 145507)🎨 Apulian Red-Figure Pelike attributed to the Painter of the Berlin Dancing Girl (NGV 1391-D5; LIMC Amazones 365)🎨 Fragments of Terracotta Votive Shield from Tiryns (Nauplio 4509; LIMC Achilleus 719)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Hydria (BM 1837,0609.44; LIMC Amazones 77)📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.159-9.272🎨 Fragments of Apulian Red-Figure Volute Crater attributed to the Baltimore Painter (Met 19.192.81.1)
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasDiodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadLycophron, AlexandraOvid, Metamorphoses
    Commentary
    In depictions, the Amazon killed by Heracles is sometimes given the name "Andromache" or "Andromeda"
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