STHENEBOEA (wife of King Proetus)
Figure of myth · wife of King Proetus in Greek mythology
- Parents
- Iobates, Apheidas
- Consorts
- Proetus
- Children
- Megapenthes, Iphinoe, Lysippe, Iphianassa
- In the sources
- 5 ancient passages
Stheneboea was the wife of King Proetus, who ruled the city of Tiryns, and she married him after he fled to Lycia.1,2 Her father is identified as the king of Lycia, named either Iobates or Amphianax, though other accounts name Aphidas, son of Arcas.1,3 Homer refers to her by the name Antia, while tragic poets refer to her by the name Stheneboea.1
She was the mother of the daughters Lysippe, Iphinoe, and Iphianassa, and the codex relations also list Megapenthes among her children.2 When the visitor Bellerophon arrived, Stheneboea developed romantic feelings for him and sent proposals to arrange a private meeting.4 After Bellerophon rejected her advances, she falsely accused him of attempting to seduce her.4
