Stheno (person)
Stheno was an euryale who rebelled against Lamashtu and was killed in retribution. However, her faith imbued sentience into the snakes that composed her hair, which then transformed into the first sthenos, an ancestry named after her.1
Background
Less than a century ago, the euryale Stheno resented the constant nightmares plaguing her as a result of Lamashtu's dark blessing and prayed to Shelyn for escape from her fate. Lamashtu slew Stheno for her rebellion, but the euryale's faith in her new goddess and determination to oppose Lamashtu caused the 100 snakes that grew on her head to each transform into a new being, forming the first generation of the stheno people. Sthenos have since slowly spread across Golarion, increasing their numbers by reproducing with humans.1
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 . “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 3, 258. Paizo Inc., 2021