Asterope (Hesperid)

Asterope (/æˈstɛrəpiː/ Ancient Greek: Ἀστεροπή or Στεροπή, Asteropē or Steropē, "lightning") was a Hesperid in Greek mythology.

[1] Asterope's parents, along with her sisters, were sometimes daughters of Nyx and Erebus, sometimes of Atlas, even Zeus in some cases.

[2] Literally, her name means "Starry-Faced",[3] a compound of ἄστηρ (ástēr, "star")[4] and ὄψ (ops, "face"),[5] but its idiomatic meaning is "lightning".

Asterope is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.

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