Sterope

In Greek mythology, Sterope (; Ancient Greek: Στερόπη, , from , steropē, lightning), also called Asterope (Ἀστερόπη), was one of the seven Pleiades. 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. Sterope was also credited to be the mother of Evenus (father of Marpessa) by the said Olympian god. Other Use USS Sterope (AK-96) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the star. Asterope is a name of the double star 21 Tauri and 22 Tauri in the Pleiades cluster of stars. 233 Asterope is a T-type main belt asteroid Notes