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Stheno
Stheno
(
Greek
: Σθεννώ,
English translation
: "forceful"), in
Greek mythology
, was the eldest of the
Gorgons
, vicious female
monsters
with
brass
hands, sharp
fangs
and "hair" made of living
venomous snakes
. The daughter of
Phorcys
and
Ceto
, she was born in the
caverns
beneath
Mount Olympus
. She and her sister
Euryale
were both immortal, and the third sister,
Medusa
, was mortal.
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