I was with Hercules and Cadmus once,
When in a wood of Crete they bayed the bear
With hounds of Sparta. Never did I hear
Such gallant chiding. For, besides the groves,
The skies, the fountains, every region near
Seemed all one mutual cry. I never heard
So musical a discord, such sweet thunder.
– William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 4, Scene 1. Hippolyta shares an interest in hunting with Theseus. Here she reminisces about her hunting days before she met Theseus. She recalls being on a hunt with Hercules and Cadmus and hearing the hounds of Sparta cornering a bear. She metaphorically compares their howling to "musical discord" and "sweet thunder." We are also reminded here of Hippolyta’s regal status as Queen of the Amazons.