Stheno
deity earth Greek single tradition · 3
One of three Gorgon sisters with snakes for hair, sharp fangs, golden wings, and petrifying gazes.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Greek mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Harpy, Hippogriff, Huitzilopochtli, Itsumade, Lightning Bird, Lindworm, Minokawa, Nephele, Nue, Huginn, Muninn, Ong, Peryton, Raiju, Roc, Sarimanok, Shahbaz, Simurgh, Snallygaster, Stymphalian Birds, Sylph, Thunderbird, Winged Unicorn, Wyvern, Yalungur, Yuki-onna, Zilant, Zduhać, Sirens, Euryale, Amphitrite, Lamia, Styx, Nereids, Callirrhoe, Doris, Electra, Metis, Eurynome (Queen of the Titans), Pandora, Actaeon, Orion, angels, devils, dragon, lamassu, phoenixes, Ziz, griffins, Pegasus, sphinxes, basilisk, Fenghuang, Cockatrice, Erinyes, Djinn, Elemental, Fionnuala, Firebird, Fūjin, Gamayun, Gargoyle, Garuda, Scylla, Charybdis, harpies, Echidna, Heracles
Mentioned by
- angels
- devils
- dragon
- lamassu
- phoenixes
- Ziz
- griffins
- Pegasus
- sphinxes
- basilisk
- Fenghuang
- Cockatrice
- Erinyes
- Djinn
- Elemental
- Fionnuala
and 12 more
Sources
Source passages
“Gorgons - three sisters (Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa) with snakes for hair, sharp fangs, golden wings, and petrifying gazes.”
#4448 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The three Gorgon sisters (Medusa, Euryale, and Stheno), with hair made of venomous snakes, turn anyone who looks at them to stone”
#6878 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Medusa has two twin immortal sisters, Stheno and Euryale. They are goddess girls in her family, but Medusa is mortal.”
#43251 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001