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Stheno

British  
/ ˈsθɛnəʊ, ˈsθiːnəʊ /

noun

  1. Greek myth one of the three Gorgons

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

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

Stheno announced to the troops: “Puppies- in-Blankets for everyone!”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

Stheno gave her sister a pouty look, which was hard to do with giant bronze tusks.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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