Sthenelus

Family: Argonauts · Role: hero · First appears: Book II 8

Life events

Sthenelus dies after an arrow strikes him on the sea-beach.(Book II 8 · 📍 sea-beach)
- “who on his way back from the valorous war against the Amazons—for he had been the comrade of Heracles—was struck by an arrow and died there upon the sea-beach.”
Persephone sends Sthenelus’s spirit to behold the Argonauts.(Book II 8 · 📍 barrow)
- With: Persephone
- “for Persephone herself sent forth the spirit of Actor’s son which craved with many tears to behold men like himself, even for a moment.”
Mopsus prophetically urges the Argonauts to land and propitiate Sthenelus.(Book II 8)
- With: Mopsus
- “and Mopsus, son of Ampycus, with word of prophecy urged them to land and propitiate him with libations.”

parent: Actor “Sthenelus, Actor’s son”
friends with Heracles “for he had been the comrade of Heracles”
with Persephone (Persephone releases Sthenelus's spirit to appear before the Argonauts.) “Persephone herself sent forth the spirit of Actor’s son which craved with many tears to behold men like himself, even for a moment”

Extracted from the original text of The Argonautica. Made with Rho MD.