Stratonice (mythology)

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]