LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Mĕlăneus

Meaning

  1. Name of a Centaur

Mĕlăneus (trisyl.), i, m., = Μελανεύς.
I. Name of a Centaur, Ov. M. 12, 306.—
II. Name of a dog, Ov. M. 3, 223.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMelaneusMelaneus (Μελανεύς), a son of Apollo, and king of the Dryopes. He was the father of Eurytus and a famous archer. According to a Messenian legend Melan…

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What does Mĕlăneus mean in Latin?
Mĕlăneus, a proper noun, means “Name of a Centaur”.