Stratonice (mythology)
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Stratonice is the name of four women in Greek mythology
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1. Stratonice, one of the fifty daughters of Thespius
and Megamede. She bore Heracles
a son, Atromus.
2. Stratonice, the daughter of Pleuron and Xanthippe.
3. Stratonice, mother of Eurytus
by Melaneus
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4. Stratonice, mother of Poemander
by Chaeresilaus
. She was carried off by Achilles
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Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
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1. Stratonice, one of the fifty daughters of Thespius
Thespius
Thespius was a legendary founder and king of Thespiae, Boeotia. His life account is considered part of Greek mythology.-Life account:...
and Megamede. She bore Heracles
Heracles
Heracles ,born Alcaeus or Alcides , was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus...
a son, Atromus.
2. Stratonice, the daughter of Pleuron and Xanthippe.
3. Stratonice, mother of Eurytus
Eurytus
Eurytus, Erytus , or Eurytos is the name of eleven characters in Greek mythology, and of at least one historical figure.-King of Oechalia:...
by Melaneus
Melaneus
In Greek mythology, Melaneus was a son of Apollo. He was the founder of Oechalia , variously located in Thessaly, Messenia or Euboea....
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4. Stratonice, mother of Poemander
Poemander (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Poemander was the son of Chaeresilaus and Stratonice. He was also the founder of Tanagra, which he named after the naiad Tanagra, his wife and the daughter of either Aeolus or Asopus...
by Chaeresilaus
Chaeresilaus
In Greek mythology, Chaeresilaus is solely known for having been the son of Iasius and the father of Poemander by Stratonice....
. She was carried off by Achilles
Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.Plato named Achilles the handsomest of the heroes assembled against Troy....
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