Hercules Episode 15 - Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte Episode Title:Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte.Episode Description:Tempest's mother, Queen Hippolyte (Jane Curtin) thinks that her daughter is going soft. Kidnapping her daughter from Prometheus High, the queen expects her to go through a savage initiation ceremony- spending the night clawing her way through the wilderness- to regain her status as a warrior and to earn the right to wear the Golden Girdle. Hercules, misunderstanding the deal, follows her in a misguided attempt at rescue, and the two of them wind up learning to rely on each other's strengths as they stumble through the wilderness together.