In
Greek mythology
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, Sthenelus (;
Ancient Greek
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: Σθένελος ''Sthénelos,'' "strong one" or "forcer", derived from "strength, might, force") was a name attributed to several different individuals:
*
Sthenelus, son of
Perseus and
Andromeda. He was the father of
Eurystheus.
*
Sthenelus, son of
Capaneus and
Evadne. He fought with
Diomedes in the ''
Iliad
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.''
* Sthenelus, father of
Cycnus and King of
Liguria.
* Sthenelus or Sthenelās, king of
Argos and son of
Crotopus, son of
Agenor, son of
Triopas. He was the father of
Gelanor.
* Sthenelus, an
Egypt
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ian prince as one of the 50
sons of King
Aegyptus.
[ Apollodorus]
2.1.5
His mother was a
Tyria and thus full brother of
Clitus and
Chrysippus. In some accounts, he could be a son of Aegyptus either by
Eurryroe, daughter of the
river-god Nilus, or
Isaie, daughter of King
Agenor of
Tyre. Clitus suffered the same fate as his other brothers, save
Lynceus, when they were slain on their wedding night by their wives who obeyed the command of their father King
Danaus of
Libya
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. He married the
Danaid Sthenele, daughter of Danaus and
Memphis.
* Sthenelus, son of
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and a companion of
Heracles
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, whom he accompanied to the land of the
Amazons
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to take
Hippolyte's girdle.
Ammianus Marcellinus wrote that Sthenelus was killed during the war with the Amazons.
* Sthenelus, son of
Androgeos, and grandson of
Minos. During
Heracles
Heracles ( ; ), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a Divinity, divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of ZeusApollodorus1.9.16/ref> and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptive descent through ...
' journey to retrieve the belt of
Hippolyte, while at the city of
Paros two of his companions are murdered by sons of
Minos, enraging the hero. He kills the sons of Minos responsible for the act, and only ceases the destruction when he is offered to take two hostages, with him choosing Sthenelus, along with his brother
Alcaeus.
['' RE'', s.v. Androgeos (2).]
Notes
References
*
Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website
* Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica
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'' translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
* Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica''. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
* Grimal, Pierre, ''The Dictionary of Classical Mythology'', Wiley-Blackwell, 1996.
*Homer
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, ''The Iliad'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
* Homer, ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
* Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
*Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
* Publius Ovidius Naso, '' Metamorphoses'' translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
* Publius Ovidius Naso, ''Metamorphoses.'' Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892
Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library
* '' Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft'', Band III A, Halbband 2, Stuttgart, J. B. Metzler, 1929
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