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Melite (mythology)
Melite
or
Melita
was the name of several
characters
in
Greek
mythology:
Melita, one of the
Oceanids
. She was one of
the companions
of
Persephone
along with her
sisters
when
the daughter
of
Demeter
was
abducted
by
Hades
.
Melite, one of the
Nereids
.
Melite,
naiad
daughter of the
river god
Aegaeus
and
mother of
Hyllus
by
Heracles
.
Melite, one of the four
daughters
of
Erasinus
that became
followers
of
Britomartis
.
Melite, daughter of
King
Busiris
of
Egypt
and possible
sister
of
Amphidamas
. She was the mother of Metus by
Poseidon
.
Melite or
Meta
, daughter of Hoples and the first
wife
of
Aegeus
.
Melite,
eponym
of a
deme
in
Attica
Melite, one of the
sacrificial victims of Minotaur
