Merops

Merops may refer to:

  • Merops (mythology), the name of several figures from Greek mythology
  • Merops (genus), a genus of bee-eaters.
  • MEROPS, an on-line database for peptidases
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    Merops (mythology)

    The name Merops refers to several figures from Greek mythology:

  • Merops, king of Ethiopia, husband of Clymene and adoptive father of Phaethon, his wife's son by Helios.
  • Merops, a resident of Miletus, husband of another Clymene and father of Pandareus.
  • Merops, king of Percote, father of two sons (Amphius and Adrastus) killed by Diomedes in the Trojan War, and of two daughters, Cleite, wife of Cyzicus, and Arisbe, the first wife of Priam. He had prophetic abilities and foresaw the deaths of his sons, but they ignored his warnings.
  • Merops, a son of Triopas, or an autochthon and a king of Cos (the island was thought to have been named after his daughter). He was married to the nymph Ethemea (or, more correctly, Echemeia), who was shot by Artemis for having ceased to worship the goddess. As Merops was about to commit suicide over his wife's death, Hera took pity on the grieving widower and placed him among the stars in the shape of an eagle (the constellation Aquila). Merops was the father of Eumelus and through him grandfather of Agron, Byssa and Meropis, all of whom were notorious for their impiety.Clytie, the wife of Eurypylus of Cos, and Titanis, who was changed by Artemis into a deer because of her beauty, were given as the daughters of Merops.
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    Merops (genus)

    Merops is a large genus of bee-eaters, a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. The members of this Old World family are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. They predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air.

    All bee-eaters are in the genus Merops and subfamily Meropinae except for three Asiatic bearded bee-eaters in the subfamily Nyctyornithinae (in genera Nyctyornis and Meropogon).

    The species in Merops are:

  • Little bee-eater, Merops pusillus
  • Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus
  • Green bee-eater, Merops orientalis
  • White-throated bee-eater, Merops albicollis
  • Swallow-tailed bee-eater, Merops hirundinaeus
  • Blue-tailed bee-eater, Merops phillipinus
  • Black bee-eater, Merops gularis
  • Blue-headed bee-eater, Merops muelleri
  • Blue-moustached bee-eater, Merops mentalis
  • Red-throated bee-eater, Merops bullocki
  • White-fronted bee-eater, Merops bullockoides
  • Blue-breasted bee-eater, Merops variegatus
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