Sterope_(Pleiad)

Sterope (Pleiad)

Sterope (Pleiad)

One of the seven Pleiades sisters from Greek mythology

For other uses, see Sterope.

In Greek mythology, Sterope (/ˈstɛrəpiː/; Ancient Greek: Στερόπη, [sterópɛː], from στεροπή, steropē, lightning),[1] also called Asterope (Ἀστερόπη), was one of the seven Pleiades.[2]

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Statues of Sterope and Oenomaus, from the Temple of Zeus, Olympia

Biography

Asterope was the daughter of Atlas and Pleione, born to them at Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. She was the wife of King Oenomaus of Pisa, or according to some accounts, his mother by Ares.[3] Sterope was also credited to be the mother of Evenus (father of Marpessa) by the said Olympian god.[4]

Other Use

Notes

  1. [1]
    Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert. "sterope". A Greek-English Lexicon. Perseus Project, Tufts University. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  2. [2]
    Pausanias, 5.10.5
  3. [3]
    Apollodorus, 3.10.1
  4. [4]
    Plutarch, Parallela minora 40

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