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Aerope

Aerope proper noun: the daughter of Catreus, king of Crete, and sister to Clymene, Apemosyne and Althaemenes. Catreus gave her to Nauplius, to be drowned or sold abroad, but Nauplius spared her.

Proper noun

Aerope

  1. (Greek) The daughter of Catreus, king of Crete, and sister to Clymene, Apemosyne and Althaemenes. Catreus gave her to Nauplius, to be drowned or sold abroad, but Nauplius spared her.
  2. (Greek) A daughter of Cepheus of Arcadia, who was king of Tegea.

Origin of Aerope

From Ancient Greek Ἀερόπη (Aerópē).

Questions about Aerope

What does Aerope mean?
Aerope means the daughter of Catreus, king of Crete, and sister to Clymene, Apemosyne and Althaemenes. Catreus gave her to Nauplius, to be drowned or sold abroad, but Nauplius spared her.
What part of speech is Aerope?
Aerope is a proper noun.

Words near Aerope in the dictionary

  1. aeropathic
  2. aeropathies
  3. aeropathy
  4. aeropause
  5. aeropauses
  6. Aerope
  7. aerophagia
  8. aerophagic
  9. aerophagist
  10. aerophagists
  11. aerophagous

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