In
Greek mythology, Melia or Melie (
Ancient Greek Μελία, Μελίη) was the name of several figures.[1] The name Melia comes from μελία, the ancient Greek word for
ash-tree.[2] In the plural, the
Meliae were a class of
nymphs associated with trees, particularly ash-trees. There were several other nymphs (or possible nymphs) named Melia, not necessarily associated with trees, these include:[3]
Melia, the mother by
Silenus of Dolion, the eponym of the
Doliones. This is according to the third-century BC poet and grammarian
Alexander Aetolus, as reported by the late first-century BC-early first-century AD geographer
Strabo.[4]
Melia, the mother by Apollo of Keos, the eponym of the island
Keos, according to the third-century BC poet
Callimachus.[5]
Two other personages named Melia, are known from
scholia citing the fifth-century BC mythographer
Pherecydes:
Melia, daughter of King
Agenor of
Tyre and
Damno (daughter of King
Belus of
Egypt), and the sister of
Phoenix and
Isaie. She and her sister became the wives of their first cousins (and uncles)
Danaus and
Aegyptus, sons of Belus.[6]
^Joseph Fontenrose, p. 318, referring to these Melian nymphs, grandly speculates that "there appear to be one and the same original behind all these nymphs; the chaos demoness who was the first mother of all creatures."
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In
Greek mythology, Melia or Melie (
Ancient Greek Μελία, Μελίη) was the name of several figures.[1] The name Melia comes from μελία, the ancient Greek word for
ash-tree.[2] In the plural, the
Meliae were a class of
nymphs associated with trees, particularly ash-trees. There were several other nymphs (or possible nymphs) named Melia, not necessarily associated with trees, these include:[3]
Melia, the mother by
Silenus of Dolion, the eponym of the
Doliones. This is according to the third-century BC poet and grammarian
Alexander Aetolus, as reported by the late first-century BC-early first-century AD geographer
Strabo.[4]
Melia, the mother by Apollo of Keos, the eponym of the island
Keos, according to the third-century BC poet
Callimachus.[5]
Two other personages named Melia, are known from
scholia citing the fifth-century BC mythographer
Pherecydes:
Melia, daughter of King
Agenor of
Tyre and
Damno (daughter of King
Belus of
Egypt), and the sister of
Phoenix and
Isaie. She and her sister became the wives of their first cousins (and uncles)
Danaus and
Aegyptus, sons of Belus.[6]
^Joseph Fontenrose, p. 318, referring to these Melian nymphs, grandly speculates that "there appear to be one and the same original behind all these nymphs; the chaos demoness who was the first mother of all creatures."
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.