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noun

Mĕlas

gen. ănis and ae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
= Μέλας (black).
The name of several rivers
The name of several rivers.
A river of Bœotia; Mavropotami
A river of Bœotia, now Mavropotami, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 230; Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 3; Stat. Th. 7, 273.—
A river of Thrace; Kavatch
A river of Thrace, now Kavatch, Liv. 38, 40, 5; Mela, 2, 2, 8; Ov. M. 2, 274; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 43.—
A river of Sicily; Nocito •
A river of Sicily, now Nocito: sacrorumque Melan pascua laeta boum, Ov. F. 4, 476.—
A river of Cappadocia; Jochmah Su
A river of Cappadocia, now Jochmah Su, Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 11.—
A river of Cilicia
A river of Cilicia, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 93.—
A son of Phryxus
A son of Phryxus, Hyg. Fab. 3.—
One of the Etruscan seamen whom Bacchus changed into dolphins
One of the Etruscan seamen whom Bacchus changed into dolphins, Hyg. Fab. 134.
Perseus ID: n28456 Key: Melas1