Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sterope
2 senses of sterope
Sense 1
Sterope, Asterope -- ((Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades)
=> nymph -- ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water")
Sense 2
Sterope, Asterope -- (one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades)
INSTANCE OF=> star -- ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)