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"Melas" | Greek | A son of Phrixus and Chalciope, was married to Eurycleia, by whom he became the father of Hyperes. |
"Meleager" | Greek | A son of Oeneus and Althaea, the daughter of Thestius, and was married to Cleopatra, by whom he became the father of Polydora. Greek |
Nymph name "Melia" | Greek | A nymph, a daughter of Oceåñuś and Tethys, became by Inachus the mother of Phoroneus and Aegialeus or Pegeus. (Apollodorus. ii) By Seilenus she became the mother of the centaur, Pholus (Apollodorus. ii), and by Poseidon of Amycus. Greek |
"Meliboea" | Greek | 1. A daughter of Oceåñuś and Tethys, and, by Pelasgus, the mother of Lycaon. 2. A daughter of Magnes, who called the town of Meliboea, in Magnesia, after her. 3. One of the daughters of Niobe. Greek |
Goddess name "Melicertes" | Greek | Son of Ino, a sea deity. Athamas imagined his wife to be a lioness, and her two sons to be lion's cubs. In his frenzy he slew one of the boys, and drove the other, Melicertes, with his mother into the sea. The mother became a sea-goddess, and the boy the god of harbours. greek |
Goddess name "Melinoe" | Greek | Or Chthonia, may mean the subterraneous, or the goddess of the earth, that is, the protectress of the fields, whence it is used as a surname of infernal divinities, such as Hecate, but especially of Demeter. Greek |
"Melior" | French | A lovely fairy, who carried off Parthenopex of Blois to her secret island in her magic bark. French |
Book name "Melissa" | s | The prophetess who lived in Merlin's cave. Bradamant gave her the enchanted ring to take to Rogero; so, åśśuming the form of Atlantes, she went to Alcina's island, and not only delivered Rogero, but disenchanted all the forms metamorphosed in the island. In Book xix. she åśśumes the form of Rodomont, and persuades Agramant to break the league which was to settle the contest by single combat. A general battle ensues. Orlando Furioso |
King name "Melissus" | Greek | An ancient king of Crete, who, by Amalthea, became the father of the nymphs Adrastea and Ida, to whom Rhea entrusted the infant Zeus to be brought up. Other accounts call the daughters of this king Melissa and Amalthea. Greek |
God name "Melkart" | Phoenicia | God in charge of travelers, sailors, colonies and the city of Tyre who, like the Phoenix, is regenerated by fire Phoenicia |
God name "Melkart/ Melqart" | Phonecia | A rather busy god in charge of travelers, sailors, colonies & the city of Tyre who, like the Phoenix, is regenerated by fire |
King name "Melki-Ziwa" | Aramaic | king of Light behind the north star. Aramaic |
Goddess name "Mella" | Zimbabwe | Goddess of healing, sorcery and shamanism. Zimbabwe |
"Mellonia" | Roman | A Roman divinity, who was believed to protect the honey, but is otherwise unknown. |
Goddess name "Mellonia" | Roman | Goddess of bees. MELQART... |
Nymph name "Melobosis" | Greek | A nymph, said to have been a daughter of Oceåñuś. Greek |
Goddess name "Melpomene" | Greek | The singing goddess, one of the nine Muses, became afterwards the Muse of Tragedy. Greek |
"Melpomenus" | Greek | The singer, was a surname of Dionysus at Athens, and in the Attic demos of Acharne. Greek |