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In Greek mythology, Melantheia or Melanthea (Ancient Greek: Μελανθείας) was the daughter of the river-god Alpheus, and thus she can be counted as a naiad. Melanthea bore to Poseidon , Eirene whom the earlier name of Calaurea was called after her (Eirenê).
Melantho was seduced by Poseidon the shape of a dolphin [7] and by him, bore a son Delphus. [8] In one account, Melantheia instead married King Hyamus of Hyampolis , son of Lycorus , and by him the mother of two daughters, Melanis [ 9 ] and Celaeno [ 10 ] of whom either might have been mother of Delphus by Apollo .
Delphus was said to be the son of Poseidon and Melantho (), daughter of Deucalion. [1] [ AI-generated source?] In other accounts, he was the son of Apollo by Celaeno, the daughter of Hyamus and granddaughter of Lycorus, and, according to others, by Thyia, the daughter of the autochthon Castalius, or by Melaina, the daughter of Cephissus.
'Peace', Ancient Greek pronunciation: [eːrɛ̌ːnɛː]) or Irene, was a daughter of Poseidon and Melanthea, daughter of Alpheus. She gave her name to Eirene, a small island near the Peloponnese. [1] The island was later called Anthedonia and Hypereia, but eventually received the name Calauria after Calaurus, who was also a son of Poseidon.
She was also believed to have had a son Celaenus by Poseidon. [6] Celaeno, a Phocian princess as the daughter of King Hyamus of Hyampolis, son of Lycorus. Her mother was Melantheia , daughter of Deucalion. Celaeno [7] or her sister Melanis [8] became the mother of Delphus by Apollo. Celaeno, daughter of Ergea by Poseidon. [9]
Melantho was among Penelope's favorite female slaves; she had "reared and looked after her as tenderly as her own child" and given "all the toys she could desire" [1] growing up.
In Greek mythology, Melanippe (/ m ɛ l ə ˈ n ɪ p iː /; Ancient Greek: Μελανίππη, "black mare"), also known as Arne [1] or Antiopa, [2] was the daughter of Aeolus and the precedent Melanippe (or else daughter of Hippotes or of Desmontes). [3] She was the mother by Poseidon, of the twins Aeolus and Boeotus.
It is not known whether the name Nereus was known to Homer or not, but the name of the Nereids is attested before it, and can be found in the Iliad. [3] Since Nereus only has relevance as the father of the Nereids, it has been suggested that his name could actually be derived from that of his daughters; [4] while the derivation of the Nereids from Nereus, as a patronymic, has also been ...