Merope

Merope (/ˈmɛrəp/; Greek: Μερόπη) was originally the name of several, probably unrelated, characters in Greek mythology. The name may refer to:

Greek mythology

  • Merope (Greek myth), name of Greek mythological characters.

Books and music

  • Merope, an 18th-century opera libretto written by Apostolo Zeno and set to music by several composers, including Geminiano Giacomelli and Riccardo Broschi
  • Merope (play), a 1731 play by George Jeffreys
  • Mérope, a 1743 play by Voltaire
  • Merope Ward, a main character in the 2010 two-part novel Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
  • "Merope", tragic poem by Matthew Arnold, 1858

Plants and animals

  • Merope tuber, a genus of Mecoptera
  • Merope angulata, a species of flowering plant and the sole member of genus Merope

Astronomy

  • 1051 Merope, an asteroid
  • Merope (star), in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster

Places

  • Merope (region), historical region of Thrace
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