10295 Hippolyta | Discovered 1988 Apr. 12 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. |
Hippolyta was one of the greatest queens of the Amazons. She wore a beautiful golden girdle, a gift from her father Ares, the war-god, as a symbol of her Amazonian queenship. Heracles was sent by the Greeks to acquire the girdle, a battle took place, and beautiful Hippolyta died. |
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