Merope

Merope (Greek Μερόπη ) is:

In Greek mythology:

• Merope ( daughter of Helios ), sister of Phaethon
• Merope ( daughter of Oceanus ), a Oceanid, mother of Phaeton
• Merope ( daughter of Atlas ), one of the seven Pleiades, wife of Sisyphus
• Merope ( wife of Polybus ), foster mother of Oedipus
• Merope ( wife of Megareus ), mother of Hippomenes
• Merope ( daughter of Cypselus ), mother of Cresphontes
• Merope ( daughter of Oenopion ), was raped by Orion
• Merope ( daughter of Erechtheus ), Mother of the Daidalos
• Merope ( daughter of Pandareos ), was stolen by the Harpies
• Merope ( mother of Pandareos )
• Merope ( wife of Creon ), mother of Hippotes and Glauce

In astronomy:

• Merope (star ), a star in the Pleiades star cluster
• Merope Nebula (NGC 1435), a reflection nebula in the Pleiades
• Barnard's Merope Nebula ( IC 349 ), a reflection nebula in the Pleiades

In music:

• Merope ( opera character), main character in the opera L' oracolo in Messenia by Antonio Vivaldi

In addition:

• In ancient geography, an old name of the island of Kos
• Merope Gaunt is in the Harry Potter novels, the mother of Tom Riddle

• Disambiguation