proper nounMelantĭasMELANTIAS☆ KeepMeaninga town of Thrace, between the Propontis and the Pontus EuxinusLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MELANTIASLEWIS & SHORTMELANTIASMelantĭas, ădis, f., = Μελαντιάς, I. a town of Thrace, between the Propontis and the Pontus Euxinus, Amm. 30, 11, 1.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesGeographyMelantiasMelantias (Μελαντίας), a village of Thrace, on the river Athyras, and on the road from Heracleia to Byzantium, 18 miles from the latter. (It. Ant. pp.…