ASTEROPE

Sterope, Asterope

(noun) one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades

Sterope, Asterope

(noun) (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades

Source: WordNet® 3.1

As*ter"o*pe, n. [Gr. , lit., lightning.]

1. (Myth.)

Definition: One of the Pleiades; -- called also Sterope.

2. (Astron.) A double star in the Pleiades (21 k and 22 l Pleiadum, of the 5.8 and 6.4 magnitude respectively), appearing as a single star of the 5.3 magnitude to the naked eye.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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