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Melissus - Definition and Overview

In Greek mythology, Melissus was a King of Crete, whose only role was to provide a patriarchal father-figure for Melissa and Amaltheia. Melissus and the more usual alternative form Melisseus ("honey-man") are simply male forms of Melissa.

Melissus of Samos was a 5th-century Greek philosopher.

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