Merope (wife Of Creon)
Merope (; Greek: Μερόπη) was originally the name of several, probably unrelated, characters in Greek mythology. The name may refer to: Greek mythology * Merope (mythological figure), Merope (mythology), name of Greek mythological characters. Books and music * ''Merope'', an 18th-century opera libretto written by Apostolo Zeno and set to music by a number of composers, including Merope (Giacomelli), Geminiano Giacomelli and Riccardo Broschi * Merope Riddle (née Gaunt), mother of Lord Voldemort in the ''Harry Potter'' series by J. K. Rowling * Merope (play), ''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 (insect), ''Merope'' (insect), a genus of Mecoptera *Merope (plant), ''Merope'' (plant), a plant genus in the subfamily Aurantioideae Astronomy * 1051 Merope, an ...
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Greek Mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the Cosmogony, origin and Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, nature of the world, the lives and activities of List of Greek mythological figures, deities, Greek hero cult, heroes, and List of Greek mythological creatures, mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the ancient Greeks' own cult (religious practice), cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars study the myths to shed light on the religious and political institutions of ancient Greece, and to better understand the nature of myth-making itself. The Greek myths were initially propagated in an oral tradition, oral-poetic tradition most likely by Minoan civilization, Minoan and Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean singers starting in the 18th century BC; eventually the myths of the heroes of the Trojan War and its after ...
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