Merope

[ mer-uh-pee ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
2. a queen of Messenia, the wife of Cresphontes and mother of Aepytus, who with Aepytus sought revenge upon Polyphontes, the brother and murderer of Cresphontes.
3. one of the six visible stars in the Pleiades.

Example Sentences

An initiative allowing rapidly deteriorating patients and their families to seek a second opinion will play a role in "changing the culture of the NHS", Merope Mills has said.

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Martha's mother, Merope, told BBC News the new system would save lives and mean her daughter had not died "in vain".

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On Wednesday, Steve Barclay met Merope Mills, who had raised concerns with doctors about her daughter's treatment.

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"The case that Merope has set out is compelling," he told the programme.

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Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Martha's mother, Merope, said she thinks about her daughter's last days all the time, and "what could have happened to change the outcome."

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