Merope

Merope (/ˈmɛrəpiː/; 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