Stheno (Strong) Greek One of the three Gorgons, female monsters; daughter of Ceto, an ancient sea goddess, and Phorcys; her sisters were Euryale and Medusa.
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Stheno (Strong) Greek One of the three Gorgons, female monsters; daughter of Ceto, an ancient sea goddess, and Phorcys; her sisters were Euryale and Medusa. Stheno and Euryale were immortal, while their sister, Medusa, was mortal. The hero Perseus was sent by Polydectes to retrieve the head of a Gorgon. Of course, he chose Medusa because she was mortal. Her sisters shared with Medusa the power to turn people to stone when the mortals looked into the Gorgon's eyes. The sisters chased Perseus after his theft of Medusa's head, raking the air with their great claws.
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- Euryal e (Wide-Stepping) Greek One of the three gorgons, female monsters; daughter of Ceto, an ancient sea goddess, and Phorcys; her sisters were Stheno and Medusa.
- Medusa Greek One of the three Gorgons, the only one who was not immortal; her sisters were Stheno and Euryale.
- Gorgons (Grim Ones) Greek Three female monsters (the Euryae); daughters of Ceto and Phorcys; sisters of the Graea.
- Eunomia (Order) Greek A goddess of order and lawful conduct and one of the three Horae, guardians of the seasons, with her sisters Dike (Justice) and Eirene (Peace).
- Phorcys (Phorcus; Old man of the sea) Greek An ancient sea god; son of Gaia and Pontus; husband to his sister Ceto.