Hippolyta in a more favorable light, saying that Hippolyta was dead before he and Phaedra were wed, and this battle did not occur. Further complicating the narratives, a number of ancient writers say the Amazon in question was not Hippolyta at all, but her sister Antiope, Melanippe, or Glauce. Moreover, there are combined versions of the tale in which Heracles abducts and kills Hippolyta while Theseus, assisted by Sthenelus and Telamon, abducts and marries Antiope. There are also stories that Hippolyta or Antiope later bore Theseus a son, Hippolytus. In William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Hippolyta is engaged to Theseus,
Hippolyta (Marvel Comics) the Underworld. Hela later brings Hippolyta (under the moniker "Warrior Woman") from the Underworld to help the Valkyrior defeat the Doommaidens. Hippolyta then joins Valkyrie's Fearless Defenders as a full-time member of this group. During the "Monsters Unleashed" storyline, Valkyrie and Hippolyta are seen fighting the Leviathon Tide monsters in Edinburgh. Hippolyta has superhuman strength, speed and durability and is immortal, which makes her ageless. She is also a highly skilled hand to hand combatant and possesses the Gauntlet of Ares, which increases her strength by 100 times. Indirect reference was made to this version of Hippolyta in the "JLA/Avengers"