Stheneboea or Stheneboia (the "strong cow" or "strong through cattle") was the daughter of Iobates, king in Lycia,[1] and consort of Proetus, joint-king in the Argolid with Acrisius, having his seat at Tiryns; she took a fancy to Bellerophon but was repulsed. As in the myth of Potiphar's wife, she testified falsely against Bellerophon, accusing him of advances and even attempted rape to her husband, who sent him on a deadly mission to Iobates. Bellerophon later returned to Tiryns and punished Stheneboea.
Unfortunately I can not locate a picture of Stheneboea, so I guess that means she did not have the face of a cow, that would have certainly been a sight that needed to saved for history.
I'm a fan of the random Wiki click myself.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine why Greek mythology would need a cattle queen, but those people had a lot of time on their hands.
Dude, you're freaking 5th on a google search of Stheneboea. How sweet is that?
ReplyDeleteI think my people took a LOT of drugs in ancient times ;)
ReplyDeleteWas there a King too?
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