In Greek mythology, the name Sthenele (Ancient Greek: Σθενέλη) may refer to:
Sthenele, daughter of Danaus and Memphis, who married (and killed) Sthenelus, son of Aegyptus and Tyria.Apollodorus, 2.1.5 Sthenele, daughter of Acastus, King of Iolcus. She was the mother of Patroclus by Menoetius of Opus.Apollodorus, 3.13.8; Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.69; ad Homer, Iliad 16.14 Other possible mothers of Patroclus are Polymele, Periopis,Apollodorus, 3.13.8 and Philomela.Eustathius on Homer, p. 1498; Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 4.343 and 17.134; Hyginus, Fabulae 97
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