Hippolyta

This is one of the best games ever. Play it HERE (make sure you play it in full screen for the best effects!)

Description:

This is a very large game, please be patient. If you have any difficulties, I suggest either make sure you are using the latest version of Internet Explorer or trying a different browser like Safari, Firefox or Chrome or updating your Shockwave and Flash

Yep its a reflex/action game!
Collect Amazon Points to unlock more game modes and vanity armor.
Earn your place on the high score lists for Hardcore, Survival, and Pursuit modes.

Remember to play it in FULL SCREEN mode for the best game play!

If the game runs slow, try right clicking and changing the graphic quality to lower.

1 player AND 2 player mode available!

Play Hippolyta game and ride your horse as fast as you can as you try escape from your roman captives. Use your javelin to skewer peasants, farmers and roman soldiers on the road.

Instructions
W,A,S,D and space (jump, block, dodge, sprint and javelin)

These can be changed in the menu, for instance you can change them to arrow keys if you prefer.

WHO IS Hippolyta?

Hippolyta first appears in myth when she encounters Theseus, king of Athens, who was accompanying Heracles on his quest against the Amazons. When Theseus first arrived at the land of the Amazon they expected no malice, and so Hippolyta came to his ship bearing gifts. Once she was aboard Theseus abducted her and made her his wife. Thereafter Theseus and a pregnant Hippolyta returned to Athens. Theseus brazen act sparked an Amazonomachy, a great battle between the Athenians and Amazons.

Though Hippolyta gave birth to a son, Hippolytus, to Theseus, she was cast off when Theseus courted Phaedra. Scorned, Hippolyta went back to the Amazons, while Hippolytus had problems of his own with his new stepmother. Some sources paint Theseus in a more favorable light, saying that Hippolyta was dead before he and Phaedra were wed.

Hippolyta also appears in the myth of Heracles. It was her girdle that Heracles was sent to retrieve for Admeta, the daughter of king Eurystheus. The girdle was a waist belt from Ares that signified her authority as queen of the Amazons.

When Heracles landed the Amazons received him warmly and Hippolyta came to his ship to greet him. Upon hearing his request, she agreed to let him take the girdle. Hera, however, was not pleased, as was often the case with Heracles. To stop him, Hera came down to the Amazons disguised as one of their own and ran through the land, crying that Heracles meant to kidnap their queen. Probably remembering all too well what Theseus had done, the Amazons charged toward the ship to save Hippolyta. Fearing that Hippolyta had betrayed him, Heracles hastily killed her, ripped the girdle from her lifeless body, and set sail, narrowly escaping the raging warriors.

An alternate story of Hippolytas death is a direct result of Theseus marriage to Phaedra. With an army of Amazons behind her, Hippolyta returned to Athens and stormed into the wedding of Theseus and Phaedra. She declared that anyone partaking in the festivities would perish, but in the melee that ensued she was killed, either accidentally by her companion Penthesileia or by Theseus men.

A third story of Hippolytas death involved her sister, Penthesilea. Penthesilea had killed Hippolyta with a spear by accident when they were hunting deer; this accident caused Penthesilea so much grief that she wished only to die, but, as a warrior and an Amazon, she had to do so honorably and in battle. She therefore was easily convinced to join in the Trojan War, fighting on the side of Troys defenders.

In William Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, Hippolyta is engaged to Theseus, the duke of Athens.

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It was a VERY windy day, the trade winds were coming in full force in Honolulu. The wind you hear in the beginning of the video is an effect, not the real wind. at 3:00 Maggie falls off the chair.

just random PRE tsunami videos from hawaii

You will be missed Sammy, enjoy your new home lol!

Be sure to also see A Minnesota Frog in Hawaii? FROGGY THE TRAVELER!

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Enjoy these photos we took as we followed the shore from Honolulu to the North Shore of Oahu.

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Can you tell how nervous I was that my boyfriend put Maggie up on this gnarled tree stump?

Chef Surprise Salad a’la Maggie

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My little nephew sent to me a stuffed frog from his school in St James Minnesota.

His name is Froggy the traveler and as part of a class project they asked me to take pictures of froggy in Hawaii.  My boyfriend and I couldn’t have been more happy to oblige, we brought Froggy to Waikiki beach and Diamond Head,we had lots of fun taking photos of him.

We even sent a friend, Sammy the Sea Turtle back with Froggy, maybe they will take some photos of him in Minnesota to send back to us! lol

Here are some of the photos we sent and a letter with more photos and interesting information about Oahu, Diamond Head and Hawaii in general, including the Humu Humu Nuku Nuku Apua a, which is Hawaii’s state fish!

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A man in a Florida supermarket tries to buy half a head of lettuce.

The young produce assistant tells him that they sell only whole heads of lettuce and there is no way of selling just “half”.

The man is persistent though and insists that the manager should be spoken too.

The boy says fine and proceeds down the hall to the manager’s office where upon walking in he exclaims: “Some asshole wants to buy half a head of lettuce.’ As he finished his sentence, he turns to find the man standing right behind him, so he quickly added, ‘And this gentleman has kindly offered to buy the other half.’

The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way with his half of a lettuce head..

Later the manager said to the boy, ‘I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people who think on their feet here. Where are you from, son?’

‘Canada, sir,’ the boy replied.

‘Well, why did you leave Canada?’ the manager asked.

The boy said, ‘Sir, there’s nothing but whores and hockey players in Canada.’

‘Oh Really?’ said the manager as he leans close to the boy. ‘Well my WIFE is from Canada.’

To which the boy immediately replied: ‘Really? that’s awesome sir, which team did she play for?

The moral of this story is, ummm, errr…. I guess it’s “you can get yourself out of anything if you are clever enough”

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Bonnie Hunt shares the incredible 911 call of 5-year-old Savannah whose remains calm on the phone with the 911 operator.

This precious little 5 year old girl stays cool, calm and collected while her father experiences chest pains.