Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology, Late Greek
Scripts Ῥοδόπη(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsRodope
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek adjective ῥοδωπός (rhodopos) meaning "rosy-faced, rosy", which consists of the Greek noun ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose" combined with the Greek noun ὤψ (ops) meaning "eye, face, countenance".In Greek mythology, Rhodope is the wife of king Haemus of Thrace.