Stheneboea

Also known as: Antia · Role: queen · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 2.2

Stheneboea, also known as Antia, was the daughter of Iobates or, in another account, Amphianax, and was also described as the daughter of Aphidas and sister of Aleus. After Proetus fled to Lycia, he married her; she became the mother of Lysippe, Iphinoe, and Iphianassa. Apollodorus notes that “Homer calls Antia, but the tragic poets call her Stheneboea.”

Later, Stheneboea desired Bellerophon and proposed a meeting, but he rejected her. She then falsely accused him before Proetus, claiming that Bellerophon had made her a vicious proposal.

Relationship record

Life events

Proetus married Stheneboea after fleeing to Lycia.(Apollodorus, Library 2.2)
- With: Proetus
- “and married his daughter, whom Homer calls Antia, but the tragic poets call her Stheneboea.”
Stheneboea’s proposal is rejected, so she falsely accuses Bellerophon before Proetus.(Apollodorus, Library 2.3)
- With: Bellerophon Proetus
- “And Stheneboea fell in love with him, and sent him proposals for a meeting; and when he rejected them, she told Proetus that Bellerophon had sent her a vicious proposal.”

Apollodorus, Library 2.2

married with Proetus “and married his daughter, whom Homer calls Antia, but the tragic poets call her Stheneboea.”
child: Lysippe “and Proetus had daughters, Lysippe, Iphinoe, and Iphianassa, by Stheneboea.”
child: Iphinoe “and Proetus had daughters, Lysippe, Iphinoe, and Iphianassa, by Stheneboea.”
child: Iphianassa “and Proetus had daughters, Lysippe, Iphinoe, and Iphianassa, by Stheneboea.”
parent: Iobates “Proetus went to Lycia to the court of Iobates or, as some say, of Amphianax, and married his daughter”
parent: Amphianax (Amphianax is given as an alternative to Iobates.) “Proetus went to Lycia to the court of Iobates or, as some say, of Amphianax, and married his daughter”
with Homer (Homer uses the name Antia for Stheneboea.) “whom Homer calls Antia, but the tragic poets call her Stheneboea”

Apollodorus, Library 2.3

admired: Bellerophon “And Stheneboea fell in love with him, and sent him proposals for a meeting; and when he rejected them, she told Proetus that Bellerophon had sent her a vicious proposal.”
with Proetus (She makes a false accusation to Proetus.) “she told Proetus that Bellerophon had sent her a vicious proposal”

Apollodorus, Library 3.9

parent: Aphidas “and Aphidas had a son Aleus and a daughter Stheneboea, who was married to Proetus.”
siblings with Aleus “Aphidas had a son Aleus and a daughter Stheneboea”

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