Melas, son of
Poseidon and an unnamed
nymph of
Chios, brother of
Agelus.[1] He may or may not be identical to Melas, son of Poseidon, who was said to have given his name to the river Melas in
Egypt, which was later renamed
Nile.[2]
Melas, son of
Antasus, from
Gonusa near
Sicyon. He expressed desire to join the
Dorians in their expedition against
Corinth.
Aletes consulted the oracle of
Apollo about him; the god expressed disapproval, and Aletes at first told Melas to go and search for other allies among the Greeks, but then changed his mind and, neglecting the prophecy, let him join. Melas was the ancestor of
Cypselus.[9]
Melas, son of
Ops.
Athena assumed his shape to persuade
Teuthis not to withdraw his army from
Aulis. Teuthis, outraged, hit whom he took for Melas with a spear and did return home. Later, he saw the wounded goddess in a dream; he was then struck with a wasting disease, and his country suffered from famine.[10]
Melas, one of the
Tyrrhenian pirates who attempted to delude
Dionysus but were transformed into dolphins by him.[11]
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
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