Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.