Sterope is one of the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades star constellation. She is interpreted in Greek mythology as the starry-faced, beautiful maiden and comet. One of the stars of the Pleiades constellation was fading from view and--although there is some variation to this--Sterope is turning into a comet to explain this change.
Sterope is one of the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades star constellation. She is interpreted in Greek mythology as the starry-faced, beautiful maiden and comet. One of the stars of the Pleiades constellation was fading from view and--although there is some variation to this--Sterope is turning into a comet to explain this change.