In Greek mythology, Stheneboea (; Ancient Greek: Σθενέβοια, romanized: Sthenéboia, lit. 'strong cow, strong through cattle') also called Antea in Homer (Ancient Greek: Ἄντεια, romanized: Ánteia), is the daughter of Iobates, king in Lycia. She was the queen consort of Proetus, joint-king in the Argolid along with Acrisius, having his seat at Tiryns.
According to early sources, Stheneboea was the daughter of Aphidas and sister of Aleus. Stheneboea desired the hero Bellerophon, but he spurned her advances, so she accused him of rape to her husband, setting in motion the events that would result in Bellerophon becoming one of the greatest ancient Greek heroes.
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Etymology
Stheneboea is one of a number of female figures named for their role as "cattle queens"; they include Phereboia ("bringing in cattle"), and Polyboia ("worth much cattle"). In archaic Greece cattle were a source of wealth and a demonstration of social pre-eminence; they also signified the numinous presence of Hera.
Family
An early genealogy in Hesiod's Catalogue of Women has Stheneboea as the daughter of Aleus' father Apheidas but by the time of Euripides' lost tragedy Stheneboea her father is Iobates.