proper nounMĕlanthōMELANTHO☆ KeepMeaninga seanymph, daughter of NeptuneLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MELANTHOLEWIS & SHORTMELANTHOMĕlanthō, ūs, f., = Μελανθώ, I. a seanymph, daughter of Neptune, Ov. M. 6, 120; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 373.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyMelanthoMelantho (Μελανθώ). 1. A daughter of Dolius, and sister of Melanthius; she was a slave in the house of Odysseus; and having sided, like her brother, w…