18 (trans.
Relationships. According to Hyginus, the parents of the Gorgons were Gorgon and Ceto. Arethousa, Nereid nymph; 2 - 3. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :Pseudo-Hyginus, Astronomica 2. 10 (trans. Eurynome, queen Korinthos; 2. 110 (trans. Arne or Antiope, princess of Itonos; 12.
Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. Among the three, Medusa was the most beautiful and youngest (she was also the only mortal one of the three). Leis, princess of Troizenos; 10. They're all terrifying: scary enough to chase away bad luck and evil. 14. Linos (trans.
to C1st A.D.) :Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.
Peirene, Naiad nymph; 3. Ialebion & Derkyonos, kings of Liguria.FATHERED : 1. In Greek mythology, Euryale (Εὐρυάλη) (pronounced UR-RYE-AH-LE) was one of the two Immortal Gorgons, and one of three vicious sisters with brass hands, sharp fangs, and hair made of living, venomous snakes. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. Amymone, princess of Argos; 3. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :Aelian, Historical Miscellany 1. Polyphe, nymph.LOVED : 1.
4.
Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) [see KHIONE (1) (Chione) A nymph of Thrake (north of Greece) and minor goddess of snowfall.
Stheno (the strong) was said to be the most independent and the most ferocious of the three, who killed more men than her sisters combined. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.
She pursued Enipeus, who refused her advances. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :Hesiod, Catalogues of Women Fragment 84 (from Scholiast on Homer's Odysseus 1.
Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :Pausanias, Description of Greece 10. Euryale and her sisters were daughters of primordial sea god and goddess Phorcys and Ceto, who personified the dangers of the sea. Agenor and Belus by Libya, daughter of Epaphus.
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Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. Anippe, nymph.LOVED : 1.
Mair) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.) Hippeia Athene (trans. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) Eurykyda, princess of Elis; 3 - 4.
Euryale was born, along with her two sisters, to Medusa and Stheno, deities of the sea, in caverns beneath Mount Olympus, the home of the Olympians. Trypanis) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.)
[see KLEODORA (Cleodora) A nymph of Phokis (central Greece) who was the mother by Poseidon of a son named Parnassos (though others say the father was Kleopompos). 44) (trans.
Perseus, Medusa and Poseidon Myth and Story Other Articles | February 21, 2011 Medusa, along with her sisters, Euryale and Stheno, were the daughters of the sea Titans Porcys and Ceto. study
However, Medusa's beauty attracted Poseidon, who raped her in the temple of Athena.
100 (trans.
Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 157 (trans. 13 (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) Does it really matter which Gorgon it is? 201 (trans. 29. Many were assigned his parentage to emphasize their rough and brutal nature--such as the opponents of Herakles. 4 (trans. 38 (trans. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.)
Stheno means ''strong'' and Euryale means ''wide leaping,'' indicating that both could be characterized by physical abilities. 3 (trans. The three Gorgons were similar in many ways. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca E1. :Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 159 (trans. Cercyon had his daughter buried alive but Poseidon turned her into the … 35. Hyrieus by Alcyone, daughter of Atlas. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :Hesiod, Catalogues of Women Fragment 83 (from Tzetzes Scholiast in Exeg. 10. 161 (trans. Athena blamed Medusa for the act and turned her into a monstrous being. to C1st A.D.) :Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 157 (trans. 112 (trans. 326) (trans. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek lexicon C10th A.D.) :Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. Not everyone agrees with this interpretation, but it is worth remembering that many Greek myths had basis in the things they observed in their own world.
The implication was that Medusa was the brainy one. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. Wilson) (Greek rhetorician C2nd to 3rd A.D.) :Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 157 (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C.
Beroe, goddess of Beruit.LOVED : 1 - 2.
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117 (trans.
267 ff (trans. 9 (trans. After Perseus escaped, Euryale and Stheno started mourning their sister. :Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 6.
Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :Ovid, Metamorphoses 12. Babbitt) (Greek historian C2nd A.D.) :Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 31 & 56 (trans.
THE SEDUCTION OF MEDOUSA.
Kainis, Lapith lady; 13. 270 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C.
In God of War II, Euryale is portrayed as a very fat Gorgon, with green skin that wrinkles due to her big belly and bright yellow eyes.Euryale is the strongest of the sisters & the more motherly figure of the three. 2 (trans. Poseidon was one of the major deities in ancient Greece.He was the God of the sea, of earthquakes and of horses.He was swallowed by his father Cronus at birth and it was his brother Zeus who ultimately forced Cronus to disgorge him. 17 (trans. 14. The Greek legend of Medusa is familiar to many people. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.)