Merope (Pleiad)
In Greek mythology, Merope /ˈmɛrəpiː/ (Greek: Μερόπη) is one of the seven Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Pleione, their mother, is the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and is the protector of sailors. Their transformation into the star cluster known as the Pleiades is the subject of various myths.
Greek deities series |
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Nymphs |
Merope | |
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Member of the Pleiades | |
L'Etoile Perdue (The Lost Star, 1884) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau: Merope with her sister Pleiades in the background | |
Abode | Mt. Cyllene on Arcadia or later Corinth or Chios |
Personal information | |
Parents | Atlas and Pleione or Aethra |
Siblings |
(b) Hyades
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Consort | Sisyphus |
Children | Glaukos, Ornytion (Porphyrion), Thersander and Almus |
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