Sthenĕlus

, a king of Mycenæ, son of Perseus and Andromeda. He married Nicippe the daughter of Pelops, by whom he had two daughters, and a son called Eurystheus, who was born, by Juno’s influence, two months before the natural time, that he might obtain a superiority over Hercules, as being older. Sthenelus made war against A mph i try on, who had killed Electryon and seized his kingdom. He fought with succe , and took his enemy prisoner, whom he transmitted to Eurystheus. Homer , Iliad , bk. 19 , li. 91 .— Apollo dor us , bk. 2 , ch. 4 .――One of the sons of Ægyptus by Tyria.――A son of Capaneus. He was one of the Epigoni, and of the suitors of Helen. He went to the Trojan war, and was one of those who were shut up in the wooden horse, according to Virgil. Pausanias , bk. 2 , ch. 18 .— Virgil , Æneid , bks. 2 & 10.――A son of Androgeus the son of Minos. Hercules made him king of Thrace. Apollo dor us , bk. 2 , ch. 5 .――A king of Argos, who succeeded his father Crotopus. Pausanias , bk. 2 , ch. 16 .――A son of Actor, who accompanied Hercules in his expedition against the Amazons. He was killed by one of these females.――A son of Melas, killed by Tydeus. Apollo dor us , bk. 1 , ch. 8 .