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Sterope

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Sterope is one of the female yoke-bearers that pull Helios's chariot. According to Eumelus of Corinth, Sterope means "Lightning".

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned by Eumelus of Corinth, late 7th/ early 6th century BC.

Relationships

co occurs with
Abraxas, Therbeeo, Pyrois, Eous, Aethon, Phlegon, Aethiops, Bronte
sibling of
Merope, Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Oeneus
parent of
King Oenomaus
consort of
Ares

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. Helios
  2. Pleiades (Greek mythology)

Source passages

“the grain) and the female yoke-bearers are Bronte ("Thunder") and Sterope ("Lightning").”

#16719 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Sterope, also Asterope, mother of King Oenomaus of Elis by Ares or wife of Oenomaus instead.”

#43392 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001