Merope

Merope (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