Stheno
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
He raised the platter, and Stheno found herself facing her own greasy reflection.
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
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