Mĕlissus — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

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

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Mĕlissus

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mĕlissus

Headword (normalized/stripped):

melissus

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Melissus

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