Greek mythology

• Merope (Heliades), one of the Heliades
  Heliades
  In Greek mythology, the Heliades were the daughters of Helios and Clymene the Oceanid.According to one source, there were three of them: Aegiale, Aegle, and Aetheria. According to another source, there were five: Helia, Merope, Phoebe, Aetheria, and Dioxippe...
  
  , daughter of Helios (or his son Clymenus) and Clymene
• Merope (wife of Cresphontes), queen of Messenia, wife of Cresphontes and mother of Aepytus
• Merope (Oedipus), foster mother of Oedipus
  Oedipus
  Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. He fulfilled a prophecy that said he would kill his father and marry his mother, and thus brought disaster on his city and family...
  
  , wife of Polybus
  Polybus (King of Corinth)
  Polybus is a figure in Greek mythology. He was the king of Corinth and husband of either Merope or Periboea. He raised Oedipus as his adopted son, who had been abandoned by his parents Laius and Jocasta of Thebes in Greece. Polybus was the true father of Alcinoe...
  
  
• Merope (Oenopion)
  Merope (Oenopion)
  Merope - In Greek mythology, daughter of Oenopion who was a legendary king of Chios, said to have brought winemaking to the island. Married to Thanatos....
  
  , consort/daughter of Oenopion
• Merope (Pleiades)
  Merope (Pleiades)
  In Greek mythology, Merope is one of the seven Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Pleione, their mother, is the daughter of Oceanus and Tethyus and is the protector of sailors...
  
  , one of the Pleiades, daughter of Atlas and Pleione

Books and music

• Merope, an 18th-century opera libretto written by Apostolo Zeno
  Apostolo Zeno
  Apostolo Zeno was a Venetian poet, librettist, journalist, and man of letters.-Early life:Apostolo Zeno was born of Cretan Greek descent in Venice in 1669...
  
   and set to music by a number of composers
• Merope Riddle (née Gaunt), mother of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
• Mérope
  Merope
  Merope was originally the name of several, probably unrelated, characters in Greek mythology. The name may refer to:-Greek mythology:* Merope , one of the Heliades, daughter of Helios and Clymene...
  
  , a play by Voltaire
  Voltaire
  François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
  
  
• Merope Ward, a main character in the 2010 two-part novel Blackout/All Clear
  Blackout/All Clear
  Blackout and All Clear are the two volumes that comprise a 2010 science fiction novel by American author Connie Willis. Blackout was published February 2, 2010 by Spectra. The second part, the conclusion All Clear, was released as a separate book on October 19, 2010...
  
  by Connie Willis

Plants and animals

• Merope (insect), a genus of Mecoptera
• Merope (plant), a plant genus in the subfamily Aurantioideae
  Aurantioideae
  Aurantioideae is a subfamily within the rue and citrus family . The subfamily's center of diversity is in the monsoon region of eastern Australasia, extending west through South Asia into Africa, and eastwards into Polynesia.Notable members are, for example, the Bael , citrus , Clausena and Curd...
  
  

Astronomy

• 1051 Merope
  1051 Merope
  1051 Merope is an asteroid. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on September 16, 1925. Its provisional designation was 1925 SA. It was named after Merope, Greek muse and goddess....
  
  , an asteroid
• Merope (star)
  Merope (star)
  Merope is a star in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster. It is approximately 360 light years from Earth.Merope is a blue-white B-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.14...
  
  , in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster