Stheno

/ ˈsθɛnəʊ; ˈsθiːnəʊ /

noun

1. Greek myth one of the three Gorgons

Example Sentences

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

Stheno called down gleefully, “Clever boy! Found a goddess to carry, did you?”

From Literature

I also feel sorry for her immortal Gorgon sisters, Stheno and Euryale, forced to carry on without her for ever.

From The Guardian

Her sisters, Euryale and Stheno, although immortal, had never had any claims to beauty; but Medusa, when only a girl, had been considered very handsome indeed.

From Project Gutenberg

The Gorgons, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, were the three daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, and were the personification of those benumbing, and, as it were, petrifying sensations, which result from sudden and extreme fear.

From Project Gutenberg