Merope
Americannoun
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a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
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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.
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one of the six visible stars in the Pleiades.
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Merope Mills has been appointed a CBE for services to patient safety.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Reid’s Merope and Reis’ Antigone, ferocious in their different ways, refuse to play second fiddle to Manville’s Jocasta when it comes to Oedipus’ affections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Martha's mother, Merope Mills, welcomed the expansion on what would have been her daughter's 18th birthday but wants UK-wide access.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Merope Mills began campaigning for the scheme after an inquest found a change of care plan could have prevented her 13-year-old daughter Martha's death from sepsis in 2021.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024
“And Merope? She...she died, didn’t she? Wasn’t Voldemort brought up in an orphanage?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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