Euryale
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Medusa wasn’t the only Gorgon — she had two sisters, Stheno and Euryale, who are rarely mentioned in modern retellings of the snake-haired woman.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023
In “Medusa’s Sisters,” Bear imagines the lives and journeys of Stheno and Euryale, and the complicated relationship between the three sisters.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023
I knew that Stheno would get a first-person voice, and with Euryale, she is a more prickly person, and she’s a more guarded person.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023
In mythology, Orion was a half-mortal, the son of Neptune and the Gorgon Euryale, and developed great prowess as a hunter.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2023
Euryale turned toward Percy and bared her fangs.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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