chapter 11: THE AMAZON QUEENS
3: HIPPOLYTA’S WAR BELT
I am Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, and bearer of the war belt that marks my rule. When Heracles comes to our shores seeking the belt for his king’s daughter, I greet him in peace and offer it freely as a gift of respect. But Hera’s deception turns my sisters against him, and in the chaos, I fall beneath his blade. My body is carried by the tide, and my belt becomes a trophy of sorrow.
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