A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Μελάνθιος), also called Melantheus, a son of Dolius, was a goat-herd of Odysscus, sided with the suitors of Penelope, and was

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cruelly killed by Odysseus. (Hom. Od. 17.212, &c., 21.176, 22.474, &c.)

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