Stheno

Stheno (also Stheino , Sthenno or Sthele ) is one of the immortal Gorgons in Greek mythology .

She is a female monster with brass hands and sharp fangs. Their hair is made up of living snakes. Stheno is the daughter of Phorkys and Keto and sister of Medusa and Euryale . She and Euryale have an immortal nature in contrast to Medusa, who was mortal.

literature

• H. Easter: Stheino . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 4, Leipzig 1915, column 1505 f. ( Digitized version ).