In Greek mythology, Sterope (/ˈstɛrəpi/; Ancient Greek: Στερόπη, from στεροπή, steropē, lightning) was a daughter of Cepheus, king of Tegea in Arcadia. She received from Heracles a lock of the Gorgon Medusa's hair to help her protect her hometown, Tegea from attack thus the hero won Cepheus' friendship.[1]
Greek mythology, Sterope (/ˈstɛrəpi/; Ancient Greek: Στερόπη, from στεροπή, steropē, lightning) was a daughter of Cepheus, king ofTegea in Arcadia. She...
Eurythemiste. Sterope was sometimes said to be the mother of the Sirens by Achelous. Sterope, an Arcadian princess as the daughter of Cepheus, king ofTegea. Sterope...
lightning bolts of Zeus and Helmet and Bident of Hades. Arges (Ἄργης). Brontes (Βρόντης). Steropes (Στερόπης). Cyclopes (Homeric), a tribe of one-eyed, man-eating...
Hygieia, located at Tegea. In addition to statues which represent the two figures, the incorporation of Hygieia within the cult of Asclepius can also be...
in the sanctuaries of other gods. Close to the sanctuary of Eileithyia in Tegea was an altar of Ge; Phlya and Myrrhinos had an altar to Ge under the name...
and Tegea in the Peloponnese, Athens and Erythrae, and Cretan sites Cnossus, Lato, Biannos and perhaps Olus. "Opposite this temple [the temple of Hipposthenes]...
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