Melaneus
Mĕlăneus (trisyl.), i, m., = Μελανεύς.
- Name of a Centaur, Ov. M. 12, 306.—
- II Name of a dog, Ov. M. 3, 223.
Mĕlăneūs, ĕī ou ĕos, m. , nom dʼun Centaure : Ov. M. 12, 306 || nom dʼun chien : Ov. M. 3, 223.
Me'laneus
(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 Melaneus came to Perieres who assigned to him a town as his habitation which he called Oechalia, after his wife's name. (Paus. 4.2.2 ; Ant. Lib. 4.)
Two other mythical personages of this name occur in Ovid (Ov. Met. 12.306) and in the Odyssey (24.103)). [L.S]
Melăneus
(Μελανεύς). A son of Apollo. He was king of the Dryopes, and was a famous archer. He founded the town of Oechalia, which he named after his wife.
Melaneus
Melaneus, son of Apollo
- receives Oechalia in Messenia to dwell in: Paus. 4.2.2