Rhodope
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Rhodope may mean:
- Queen RhodopeQueen RhodopeIn Greek mythology, Queen Rhodope of Thrace was the wife of Haemus. Haemus was vain and haughty and compared himself and Rhodope to Zeus and Hera, who were offended and changed the couple into mountains . The story is mentioned by the Roman poet Ovid at Metamorphoses 6.87-89....
, a figure of Greek mythology - Rhodope MountainsRhodope MountainsThe Rhodopes are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, with over 83% of its area in southern Bulgaria and the remainder in Greece. Its highest peak, Golyam Perelik , is the seventh highest Bulgarian mountain...
, in Bulgaria and Greece - Rhodope PrefectureRhodope PrefectureRhodope is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its name is derived from the Rhodope Mountains, which cover the northern part of its territory. Together with the regional units Evros and Xanthi, it forms the geographical region of Western...
, of Greece - Rhodope (Roman province)Rhodope (Roman province)Rhodope was a late Roman and early Byzantine province, situated on the northern Aegean coast. A part of the Diocese of Thrace, it extended along the Rhodope Mountains range, covering parts of modern Western Thrace and south-western Bulgaria. The province was headed by a governor of the rank of...
- 166 Rhodope166 Rhodope166 Rhodope is a very dark main belt asteroid, a member of the Adeona family of asteroids.It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on August 15, 1876 in Clinton, New York and named after Rhodope, the queen in Greek mythology who was turned into a mountain....
, an asteroid - Rhodope (genus), a genus of the family Rhodopidae, order Rhodopemorpha, class GastropodaGastropodaThe Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to quite large...
- Mylothris rhodope, a Dotted BorderMylothrisMylothris, commonly called Dotted Borders, is a genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa.-Species:Listed alphabetically within groups.The chloris species-group:...
butterfly endemic to tropical Africa commonly known as the Rhodope