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[[File:ACOD_Hippolyta's_Belt.png|thumb|250px|Hippolyta's Belt]]
[[File:ACOD_Hippolyta's_Belt.png|thumb|250px|Hippolyta's Belt]]
'''Hippolyta's Belt''' was a belt belonging to [[Hippolyta]], an [[Amazons|Amazonian]] queen and daughter of the [[Greece|Greek]] god of war, [[Ares]]. It was part of an [[armor]] [[Greek Heroes Set|set]] attributed to various heroes in Greek mythology.
'''Hippolyta's Belt''' was a belt belonging to [[Hippolyta]], an [[Amazons|Amazonian]] queen and daughter of the [[Greece|Greek]] god of war, [[Ares]]. It was part of an [[armor]] [[Greek Heroes Set|set]] attributed to various heroes in [[Greek mythology]].


During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the belt was in the possession of a [[mercenary]]. The [[Sparta]]n ''misthios'' [[Kassandra]] crossed paths with the mercenary and claimed the belt for herself.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
==History==
According to Greek mythology, King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]] set as the ninth [[Labours of Hercules|task]] of [[Herakles]] to retrieve the girdle of Hippolyta. With his companions in tow, Herakles reached the city of [[Themiskyra]], and found Hippolyta there, convincing her to give up the belt. However, due to the meddling of the goddess [[Hera]], the Amazons attacked Herakles and his companions, and he had to kill Hippolyta. In the end, he brought the belt to Eurystheas, who gifted it to his daughter, {{Wiki|Admete}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Korinthia|Korinthia: The Belt of Hippolyta]]</ref>
 
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the belt was in the possession of a [[mercenary]]. The [[Sparta]]n ''misthios'' [[Kassandra]] crossed paths with the mercenary and claimed the belt for herself.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>


==Armor statistics==
==Armor statistics==
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|Eliminate a [[mercenary]] with the sobriquet "the Frenzied"
|Eliminate a [[mercenary]] with the sobriquet "the Frenzied"
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==Trivia==
*The ninth of the [[Labours of Hercules|twelve labours]] of [[Herakles]] was to retrieve the girdle of Hippolyta.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Revision as of 17:34, 1 March 2020

Hippolyta's Belt

Hippolyta's Belt was a belt belonging to Hippolyta, an Amazonian queen and daughter of the Greek god of war, Ares. It was part of an armor set attributed to various heroes in Greek mythology.

History

According to Greek mythology, King Eurystheas of Mycenae set as the ninth task of Herakles to retrieve the girdle of Hippolyta. With his companions in tow, Herakles reached the city of Themiskyra, and found Hippolyta there, convincing her to give up the belt. However, due to the meddling of the goddess Hera, the Amazons attacked Herakles and his companions, and he had to kill Hippolyta. In the end, he brought the belt to Eurystheas, who gifted it to his daughter, Admete.[1]

During the Peloponnesian War, the belt was in the possession of a mercenary. The Spartan misthios Kassandra crossed paths with the mercenary and claimed the belt for herself.[2]

Armor statistics

Rarity Armor (Lvl 99) Default Engravings Availability
Legendary Eliminate a mercenary with the sobriquet "the Frenzied"

Appearances

References