Menippe
and Metioche
In
Greek
mythology,
Menippe and
Metioche were daughters
of
Orion.
They were extremely beautiful and talented, equals of
Aphrodite
and
Artemis. Their homeland,
Aonia, at the base of Mt. Helicon was struck by a plague and the sisters volunteered
to be sacrificed to end it. As a reward, they were placed among the stars.