Stratonice (mythology)
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Stratonice (Ancient Greek: Στρατoνίκη from στρατός "army" and νίκη "victory") is the name of four women in Greek mythology.
- Stratonice, a Pleuronian princess as the daughter of King Pleuron and Xanthippe. She was the sister of Agenor, Sterope and Laophonte.[1]
- Stratonice, a Calydonian princess. The wife of Melaneus and the mother the famous archer Eurytus.[2]
- Stratonice, daughter of Euonymos and mother of Poemander by Chaeresilaus. She was carried off by Achilles.[3]
- Stratonice, a Thespian princess as one of the 50 daughters of King Thespius and Megamede[4] or by one of his many wives.[5] When Heracles hunted and ultimately slayed the Cithaeronian lion,[6] Stratonice with her other sisters, except for one,[7] all laid with the hero in a night,[8] a week[9] or for 50 days[10] as what their father strongly desired it to be.[11] Stratonice bore Heracles a son, Atromus.[12]
