Sthenele
Appearance
In Greek mythology, the name Sthenele (Ancient Greek: Σθενέλη) may refer to:
- Sthenele, daughter of Danaus and Memphis, who married (and killed) Sthenelus, son of Aegyptus and Tyria.[1]
- Sthenele, daughter of Acastus and mother of Patroclus by Menoetius of Opus.[2][3][4] Other possible mothers of Patroclus are Polymele, Periopis, Philomela[5]and Damocrateia.[6]
Notes
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.1.5
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.13.8
- ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.46
- ^ Scholia on Homer, Iliad 16.14
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 97
- ^ Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 9 & 107
References
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Pseudo-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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.