LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Mĕlissus

Meaning

  1. A king of Crete, father of Melissa and Amalthea

Mĕlissus, i, m., = Μέλισσος.
I. (Also called Mĕlisseus, = Μελισσεύς.) A king of Crete, father of Melissa and Amalthea, Lact. 1, 22, 19; ib. § 28.—
II. A grammarian and comic poet, librarian to Augustus, Ov. P. 4, 16, 30; cf. Suet. Gram. 21.—
III. A philosopher of Samos, Cic. Ac. 2, 37, 118.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMelissusMelissus (Μέλισσος), of Samos, a Greek philosopher, the son of Ithagenes, is said to have been likewise distinguished as a statesman, and to have comm…

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What does Mĕlissus mean in Latin?
Mĕlissus, a proper noun, means “A king of Crete, father of Melissa and Amalthea”.