Encyclopedia > Merops

Article Content

Merops

In Greek mythology, several distinct people shared the name Merops

King of Ethiopia, husband of Clymene, father of Pandareus
King of Percote[?], had two sons who were killed at the Trojan War by Diomedes
King of Cos, after the death of his wife, he grieved so hard Hera placed him among the stars.

Merops is also the genus name of the bee-eater.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Dynabee

... not be lubricated. The acceleration of the gyroscope is best when the precession of the gyroscope is supported and amplified by wrist motion. It takes a while until ...