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The Gorgons Stheno and Euryale were immortal, whereas their Gorgon sister Medusa was mortal. [8] The only story involving them is their pursuit of Perseus after he has beheaded Medusa. The Hesiodic Shield of Heracles (c. late seventh–mid sixth century BC) describes the two Gorgons' pursuit of Perseus, as depicted on Heracles' shield:
Stheno and Euryale were immortal, whereas Medusa was mortal. [22] According to Apollodorus' version of their story, Perseus was ordered by Polydectes (his enemy) to bring back the head of Medusa. So guided by Hermes and Athena, he sought out the sisters of the Gorgons, the Graeae who had only one eye and one tooth which they shared. Perseus ...
Stheno (voiced by Andrea Martin) is Medusa and Euryale's sister. She appears in "Hercules and the Phil Factor". In the film, Hades sends her to kill Hercules together with the Minotaur and the Griffin, but the three are defeated by Hercules. Euryale is Medusa and Stheno's sister. In the episode "Hercules and the Phil Factor", she was seen in a ...
Wanting to fit in and express themselves, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa move to the human realm, encountering other Greek mythology characters before settling in Athens. Stheno takes kithara lessons; Euryale befriends and secretly observes prostitutes and their clients in her wish to become Poseidon's lover; Medusa becomes a priestess of Athena ...
Medusa and her Gorgon sisters Euryale and Stheno were usually described as daughters of Phorcys and Ceto; of the three, only Medusa was mortal. Medusa was beheaded by the Greek hero Perseus, who then used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon [5] until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield.
Stheno – The eldest and largest of the three sisters that appears on the "Bog of the Forgotten" multiplayer map in Ascension. Imprisoned in a stone casing at a temple in the Bog, players can partially free her and use her magic to defeat other players for a limited time.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
In Greek mythology, Euryale (/ j ʊəˈr aɪ ə l i / yoor-EYE-ə-lee; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυάλη, lit. 'far-roaming"') was the name of several mythological figures, including: