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Merops, king of Anthemousia, who fought against Sithon of Thrace for the hand of the latter's daughter Pallene and was killed. [12] Merops, whose daughter Epione was the wife of Asclepius. [13] Merops, son of Hyas, who was the first to make people reassemble in settlements after the great deluge. [14]
Meropis is situated beyond the world-ocean ().Its inhabitants, the Méropes, are twice as tall as other human beings and live twice as long.Theopompos describes three cities in Meropis: Anostos (Ἄνοστος, "Place of No Return"), Eusebes (Εὐσεβής, "Pious-Town") and Machimos (Μάχιμος, "Fighting-Town").
The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It breeds in southern and central Europe , northern and southern Africa, and western Asia. Except for the resident southern African population, the species is strongly migratory , wintering in tropical Africa. [ 1 ]
Merops is a large genus of bee-eaters, a group of birds in the family Meropidae, native to Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The members of this family are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers.
The blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and persicus is Latin for "Persian". [2] It breeds in Northern Africa, and the Middle East from eastern Turkey to Kazakhstan and India.
The northern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicus) is a brightly-coloured bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It is found across northern tropical Africa, from Senegal eastwards to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.
The blue-breasted bee-eater (Merops variegatus) is a central African species of bird. It is a member of the family Meropidae . Meropids are all visually similar and have a diet specialized in Hymenopterans .
The Arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found throughout arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula from Saudi Arabia south to Yemen and east to Oman and the United Arab Emirates , and has expanded its range north to the Levant over the past few decades.