4. An Ephesian maiden who was in love with a youth of the name of Alexis. As, however, her
parents had destined her for another man, Alexis quitted his native place; and on the day of
her marriage Meliboea threw herself from the roof of her house. But she was not injured, and
escaped to a boat which was lying near, and the ropes of which became untied of their own
accord. The boat then carried her to her beloved Alexis. The united happy lovers now dedicated
a sanctuary to Aphrodite, surnamed Automate and Epidaetia (