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.[3] Merops also taught Aesacus to interpret dreams.[4]
Merops, a son of Triopas,[5] or an autochthon[6] and a king of Cos (the island was thought to have been named after his daughter[7]). He was married to the nymphEthemea (or, more correctly, Echemeia[7]), who was shot by Artemis for having ceased to worship the goddess. As Merops was about to commit suicide over his wife Echemeia's death, Hera took pity on the grieving widower and changed his shape into that of an eagle, and later placed him among the stars (the constellation Aquila).[8] Merops was the father of Eumelus and through him grandfather of Agron, Byssa and Meropis, all of whom were notorious for their impiety.[9]Clytie, the wife of Eurypylus of Cos,[10] and Titanis, who was changed by Artemis into a deer because of her beauty,[11] were given as the daughters of Merops.