Sthenelus
In Greek mythology, Sthenelus (/ˈsθɛnələs, ˈstɛn-/; Ancient Greek: Σθένελος Sthénelos, "strong one" or "forcer", derived from sthenos "strength, might, force") was a name attributed to several different individuals:
- Sthenelus, father of Cycnus and King of Liguria.[1]
- Sthenelus or Sthenelās, king of Argos and son of Crotopus, son of Agenor, son of Triopas.[2] He was the father of Gelanor.[3]
- Sthenelus, an
- Sthenelus, son of Hippolyte's girdle.[8] Ammianus Marcellinus wrote that Sthenelus was killed during the war with the Amazons.[9]
- Sthenelus, son of Capaneus and Evadne.[10]
Notes
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.367 ff.
- ^ Pausanias, 2.16.1
- ^ Grimal, Pierre : A Concise Dictionary of Classical Mythology, s.v. "Gelanor"
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.5
- ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 7.37, p. 368-369
- ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Notes on Book 3.1689
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.4.5
- ^ Apollonius Rhodius, 2.911 ff. with scholia; Apollodorus, 2.5.9
- ^ Ammianus Marcellinus, History 22.8.22
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.7.2 & 3.10.8
References
- 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. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- ISBN 978-0-631-20102-1
- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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