Sthenelus (son of Capaneus)
In Greek mythology, Sthenelus (/ˈsθɛnələs, ˈstɛn-/; Ancient Greek: Σθένελος Sthénelos, "strong one" or "forcer", derived from sthenos "strength, might, force") was one of the Achaean Leaders. He was also counted as one of the Epigoni[1][2] and a suitor of Helen.[3][4]
Family
Sthenelus was the son of Capaneus[5][6] and Evadne.[7] He was the father of Cylarabes and Cometes, lover of Aegialia.[8]
Mythology
Sthenelus fought alongside Diomedes and the other Argives in the Trojan War and brought 25 ships to Troy.[7] He was one of the men who hid in the Trojan horse.[9] In the Iliad, Sthenelus boasts that he captured the city of Thebes, while his father, fighting alongside the Seven against Thebes, was slain by a Zeus thrown thunderbolt while attempting the same thing.[10] He ruled Iphis' half of Argos, along with Diomedes, after both Adrastus and Aegialeus had died.[11]
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Iphis |
King of Argos | Succeeded by Cylarabes |
Notes
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.7.2
- Hyginus, Fabulae 71
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.10.8
- Hyginus, Fabulae 81
- Hyginus, Fabulae 71, 175 & 257
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.7.2 & 3.10.8
- Hyginus, Fabulae 97
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca Epitome of Book 4.6.9
- Hyginus, Fabulae 108
- Homer, Iliad 4.403-410
- Tripp, Edward. Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology. New York: Thomas Crowell Press, 1970, p. 537.
References
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.