ɪn hɜː fˈɜːst mˈɑːdɚndˈeɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns hˈɪpəlˌɪɾə hˈɛlpt plˈuːɾoʊ, ɹˈoʊmən ɡˈɑːd ʌvðə dˈɛd, ɪn hɪz plˈæn tʊ ɐvˈɛndʒ hɪmsˈɛlf ˌɔn hˈɜːkjʊlˌiːz baɪ pˈoʊzɪŋ æz ɐ mˈuːvi ˈæktɹəs ænd tɹˈɪkɪŋ ðə hˈiəɹoʊ ˌɪntʊ sˈaɪnɪŋ ˈeɪ "mˈuːvi kˈɑːntɹækt" ðæt ɪn ɹɪˈælᵻɾi bˈaʊnd hˌɪm tə plˈuːɾoʊz ɹˈɛlm, hˈeɪdiːz, wˌaɪl plˈuːɾoʊ wʌz dɪsɡˈaɪzd æz ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚ.
In her first modern-day appearance Hippolyta helped Pluto, Roman god of the dead, in his plan to avenge himself on Hercules by posing as a movie actress and tricking the hero into signing a "movie contract" that in reality bound him to Pluto's realm, Hades, while Pluto was disguised as the director.