Stheno
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Stheno is a fearsome immortal Gorgon from Greek mythology, known as one of Medusa’s monstrous sisters with serpentine hair and a petrifying gaze.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aello | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gorgon
ⓘ
GreekMythologyCharacter ⓘ mythologicalFigure ⓘ |
| ability | petrifyingGaze ⓘ |
| appearsIn | laterClassicalAndHellenisticMythographicSources ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
deathAndPetrification
ⓘ
liminalBoundaries ⓘ terror ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
chthonicForces
ⓘ
monstersOfTheSea ⓘ |
| category |
chthonicMonster
ⓘ
femaleMonster ⓘ |
| collective | Gorgons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | MedusaAsMortalGorgon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | AncientGreek ⓘ |
| depictedWith |
bronzeHandsInSomeSources
ⓘ
fangs ⓘ wingsInSomeSources ⓘ |
| domain | realmOfMonsters ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| groupRole | oneOfThreeGorgonSisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairType | serpentineHair ⓘ |
| homeInSomeAccounts |
farWesternEdgeOfTheWorld
ⓘ
nearOceanOrSea ⓘ |
| immortalityStatus | immortal ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | AncientGreek ⓘ |
| mentionedAlongside | EuryaleAndMedusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mortalityComparedToMedusa | immortalWhileMedusaIsMortal ⓘ |
| mythology | GreekMythology ⓘ |
| nameEtymologyInGreek | “Stheno”Means“strong”Or“forceful” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodimentOfMonstrousFemalePower ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
deadlyGaze
ⓘ
ferocity ⓘ monstrousAppearance ⓘ snakyHair ⓘ |
| numberOfGorgonsInGroup | 3 ⓘ |
| ontologyType | fictionalCharacter ⓘ |
| parentInSomeTraditions |
Ceto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phorcys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactionToMedusasDeath | rageAndLamentationInSomeVersions ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | sisterOfMedusaWhoIsSlainByPerseus ⓘ |
| sibling |
Euryale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatLevelInMyth | extremelyDangerous ⓘ |
| visualSymbol |
bestialFeatures
ⓘ
glaringEyes ⓘ snakesForHair ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.