Merope
Merope ( Greek Μερόπη ) or Mérope called
in Greek mythology :
- Merope (daughter of Helios) , sister of Phaethon
- Merope (daughter of Oceanus) , an Oceanid, mother of Phaeton
- Merope (daughter of Atlas) , one of the seven Pleiades, wife of Sisyphus
- Merope (wife of Polybos) , foster mother of Oedipus
- Merope (wife of Megareus) , mother of Hippomenes
- Merope (daughter of Kypselus) , mother of Kresphontes
- Merope (daughter of Oinopion) , was raped by Orion
- Merope (daughter of Erechtheus) , mother of Daidalos
- Merope (daughter of Pandareus) , was stolen by the harpies
- Merope (mother of pandareus)
- Merope (wife of Creon) , mother of Hippotes and Glauke
in astronomy :
- Merope (star) , a star in the star cluster of the Pleiades
- Merope Nebula ( NGC 1435 ), a reflection nebula in the Pleiades
- Barnard's Merope Nebula ( IC 349 ), a reflection nebula in the Pleiades
- (1051) Merope , a Main Belt asteroid
in art :
- Merope (opera character) , main character in the opera L'oracolo in Messenia by Antonio Vivaldi
- Merope (opera) , title of several baroque operas based on a libretto by Apostolo Zeno
- Merope (Maffei) , tragedy by Scipione Maffei from 1713
- Mérope (Voltaire) , Voltaire's tragedy from 1743
Also:
- an ancient name for the island of Kos in ancient geography
- Merope Gaunt is the mother of Tom Riddle in the Harry Potter novels.
