Melaina
{{Short description|Greek nymph, lover of Apollo}}
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In Greek mythology, Melaena or Melena {{IPAc-en|m|ᵻ|ˈ|l|iː|n|ə}} ({{langx|grc|Μέλαινα|Mélaina}}, feminine {{langx|grc|μέλᾱς|mélās}} "black, dark"),Mike Campbell, [http://www.behindthename.com/name/melaina Behind the Name] Melane {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɛ|l|ə|n|iː}} ({{langx|grc-x-koine|Μελανή|Melanḗ}}) or MelanisScholia on Euripides, Orestes 1094 was a Corycian nymph, or member of the prophetic Thriae, of the springs of Delphi in Phocis.
Family
Melaena's father was one of the local river gods, either Kephisos or Pleistos of northern Boeotia.Pausanias, 10.6.1Apollonius Rhodius, 2.710 In another account, she was called the daughter of King Hyamus of Hyampolis and Melanthea (Melantho), daughter of Deucalion. Her sister was called Celaeno.
Melanis was loved by Apollo and bore him Delphos, eponym of Delphi.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
Mythology
Melaina was often identified with Thyia who was also named as the mother of Delphos in other traditions.Pausanias, 10.6.4 She was usually confused with the chthonic nymph Melinoë, daughter of Persephone by Hades.
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References
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. [https://topostext.org/work/126 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0227 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
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Category:Princesses in Greek mythology
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