GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex
MELIA (one of the Ash Nymphs)
Divine power · ancient Greek mythological nymphs of the ash tree
- In the sources
- 2 ancient passages
Earth, the mother of the Meliae, gave birth to them across the boundless earth.1 They were born from the bloody drops of the severed members.1 The Meliae placed the infant Zeus into a golden cradle.2 They nursed the infant Zeus with the milk of the she-goat Amaltheia.2
The codex facts behind this entry
In the myths
The Meliae were born from the bloody drops of the severed members. The Theogony ll. 176-206 (2) The Meliae placed the infant Zeus into a golden cradle. Callimachus, Hymn 1 ¶3 The Meliae nursed the infant Zeus with the milk of the she-goat Amaltheia. Callimachus, Hymn 1 ¶3
