Hippolita: An Allusion to the Amazonian Queen?

As soon as I read the name of Manfred's wife, Hippolita, I could only assume that it was a reference to the Amazonian queen Hippolyta. Hopefully that is a useful conclusion, if it's not please disregard the rest of my post! The Amazons are warrior women who cut off their breasts in order to improve their archery; they are known to be powerful and fearless. Most importantly, they are not subjugated by men (the actually lived separately from men and killed male children). The myth of Hippolyta specifically has a bit more ambivalence. She was kidnapped and married by Theseus, the ruler of Athens, and she bore him a son. Hippolyta fell out of favor with Theseus, and he remarried, but some stories hold that Hippolyta returned to the wedding out of jealousy. This seems contradictory for an Amazon, but it does have interesting implications for Manfred's Hippolita. She seems to be a very strong woman, sacrificing her happiness for her family even calling into question her religious beliefs against divorce. Hippolita is the source of rationality and security in the novel; she accepts her fate much like Hippolyta when she is kidnapped by Theseus. This allusion to Greek mythology could either imply that women are strong and perhaps the saving grace/foundation of society, or it could imply that even the strongest women can be controlled by men. Does anyone else have insight into the significance of this allusion? -- It also seems interesting that a Gothic novel, thus anti-classical, would have Greek allusions, so maybe I am completely off point...