Found 2 items, similar to Asterope.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Asterope Asterope n 1: (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades [syn: Sterope] 2: one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades [syn: Sterope]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Asterope Asterope \As*ter"o*pe\, n. [Gr. ?, lit., lightning.] 1. (Myth.) One of the Pleiades; -- called also Sterope. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]