Greek mythology
Stheneboea
The spurned queen whose false charge doomed Bellerophon
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Mortal
- Appears in
- Bellerophon
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Stheneboea is the wife of King Proetus, who lusts after the young guest Bellerophon. When he rejects her, she accuses him of assault, and Proetus sends him to her father Iobates bearing a sealed letter that orders his death. The plot fails as Bellerophon survives every trial, and when he returns she takes her own life.
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Bellerophon
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stheneboea?
- Stheneboea is the wife of King Proetus, who lusts after the young guest Bellerophon. When he rejects her, she accuses him of assault, and Proetus sends him to her father Iobates bearing a sealed letter that orders his death.
- Which mythology does Stheneboea belong to?
- Stheneboea belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Stheneboea appear in?
- Stheneboea appears in Bellerophon, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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