Editing Hippolyta (section)

=== Ninth Labor of Heracles ===
In the myth of Heracles, Hippolyta's belt ({{lang|grc|ζωστὴρ Ἱππολύτης}}, ''zōstḗr Hippolytēs'') was the object of his [[Labours of Heracles|ninth labour]]. He was sent to retrieve it for [[Admete]], the daughter of King [[Eurystheus]].<ref>[[Euripides]], ''[[Herakles (Euripides)|Herakles]]'', 408 ''sqq''; Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'', II. 777 ''sqq''. and 966 ''sqq''; Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca Historica'', IV. 16; Ps.-Apollodorus, ''Bibliotheke'', II. 5. 9; Pausanias, ''Hellados Periegesis'', V. 10. 9; Quintus Smyrnaeus, ''Posthomerica'', VI. 240 ''sqq''; Hyginus, ''Fabulae'', 30.</ref> Most versions of the myth indicate that Hippolyta was so impressed with Heracles that she gave him the belt without argument (In some versions she engaged in sexual intercourse with [[Heracles]]), perhaps while visiting him on his ship. Then, according to [[Apollodorus]], the goddess [[Hera]], making herself appear as one of the Amazons, spread a rumour among them that Heracles and his crew were abducting their queen, so the Amazons attacked the ship. Among Hippolyta's warriors was [[Aella (Amazon)|Aella]], who was the first to charge at Heracles during the battle. Despite her courage, she fell to Heracles, who, clad in the invulnerable skin of the [[Nemean lion]], defeated her and the other Amazons.<ref>Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca Historica'', IV. 16.3; Apollodorus, ''Bibliotheke'', II. 5.9; Euripides, ''Herakles'', 408 ''sqq''.</ref> Ultimately, he overpowered Hippolyta, stripped her of the belt, and sailed away, thus fulfilling his labor.