Sthenelus
In Greek mythology, Sthenelus (Ancient Greek: Σθένελος, Sthenelos, "strong one" or "forcer", derived from sthenos "strength, might, force") was a name attributed to several different individuals:
- Sthenelus was the father of Cycnus and King of Liguria.
- Sthenelus or Sthenelās was the father of Gelanor.[1]
- Sthenelus was the son of Aegyptus and Tyria, who married (and was killed by) Sthenele, daughter of Danaus and Memphis.[2]
- Sthenelus, son of Perseus and Andromeda.[3]
- Sthenelus, son of Actor (or of Androgeos) and a companion of Heracles, whom he accompanied to the land of the Amazons to steal Hippolyte's girdle.
- Sthenelus, son of Capaneus and Evadne, he fought alongside Diomedes and the other Argives in the Trojan War and was one of the men who hid in the Trojan horse. In the Iliad, he boasts that he captured the city of Thebes, while his father, fighting among the Seven Against Thebes, died attempting the same thing.[4] He ruled Iphis' half of Argos, along with Diomedes, after both Adrastus and Aegialeus had died. His sons were Cylarabes and Cometes.[5]
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Crotopus |
King of Argos | Succeeded by Gelanor |
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Iphis |
King of Argos | Succeeded by Cylarabes |
Reference
- ↑ Grimal, Pierre : A Concise Dictionary of Classical Mythology, s.v. "Gelanor"
- ↑ Bibliotheca 2. 1. 5
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, Book 2. 4. 5
- ↑ Homer Iliad 4.403-410
- ↑ Tripp, Edward. Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology. New York: Thomas Crowell Press, 1970, p. 537.
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