Merope

[ mer-uh-pee ]

/ ˈmɛr ə pi /

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noun Classical Mythology.

a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.

a queen of Messenia, the wife of Cresphontes and mother of Aepytus, who with Aepytus sought revenge upon Polyphontes, the brother and murderer of Cresphontes.

one of the six visible stars in the Pleiades.

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How to use Merope in a sentence

But instead of meeting this requirement, Orion attempted to elope with Merope.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
In pursuance of this plan he came to king Polyphontes and reported the death of the son of Cresphontes and Merope.
Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold|Matthew Arnold
But Merope had borne to Cresphontes a third son, called Æpytus; him she gave to her own father to bring up.
Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold|Matthew Arnold
Cresphontes married Merope, whose native country, Arcadia, was not affected by the Dorian invasion.
Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold|Matthew Arnold

One of the stories connected with them is that Merope married a mortal, whereupon her star grew dim among her sisters.
Astronomy with an Opera-glass|Garrett Putman Serviss