(), a son of Zeus by an Othreian nymph. He was
exposed by his mother in a wood, lest Hera should discover the affair. But Zeus took care that
he was reared by bees, and the boy grew up. At length he was found by his step-brother
Phagous, who took him with him, and gave him the name of Meliteus, from his having been reared
by bees. The town of Melite in Phthia was said to have been built by him. (