Euryale’s Family Tree

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Family

• Ceto(parent),Phorcys(parent),Echidna(sibling),Gorgons(sibling),Graeae(sibling),Ladon(sibling),Medusa(sibling),Stheno(sibling)— Consort

  Phorcys and Ceto, ancient sea deities, produced a brood of monsters: the Gorgons (Medusa, Euryale, Stheno), the Graeae, Echidna, Scylla, and the dragon Ladon.

  ⚠ Hesiod Theogony 295-303 does not explicitly name Echidna's parents; the antecedent of 'she' is debated. Apollodorus (Bibliotheca 2.1.2) gives Tartarus and Gaia as Echidna's parents instead.

• Poseidon(spouse),Orion(child)— Consort

  Orion is the son of Poseidon and the Gorgon Euryale, according to Hesiod. Poseidon granted him the ability to walk on water.

  ⚠ Orion's genealogy varies widely. Other traditions describe him as earth-born (autochthonous), born from the urine of three gods (Hyginus), or son of Hyrieus alone.

Enemy of

• Perseus,Stheno

  After Perseus beheaded their sister Medusa, Euryale and Stheno pursued the hero in grief and rage across the sky, but he escaped unseen beneath the cap of Hades.

Member of

• Gorgons

  The Gorgons are the three monstrous sisters Medusa, Euryale, and Stheno, daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They dwelt at the edge of the world and could turn onlookers to stone with their gaze.