Melia (mythology)


In Greek mythology, Melia or Melie was the name of several figures. The name Melia comes from μελία, the ancient Greek word for ash-tree. In the plural, the Meliae were a class of nymphs associated with trees, particularly ash-trees. There were several other nymphs named Melia, not necessarily associated with trees, these include:
Two other personages named Melia, are known from scholia citing the fifth-century BC mythographer Pherecydes: