Melia or Melie (
Ancient Greek
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: Μελία, Μελίη) may refer to:
Greek mythology
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Melia (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Melia or Melie (Ancient Greek Μελία, Μελίη) was the name of several figures. The name Melia comes from ''μελία'', the ancient Greek word for ash-tree. In the plural, the Meliae were a class of nymphs associated wi ...
, the name of several figures
* Melia, the singular form of
Meliae
In Greek mythology, the Meliae (also called Meliads) (; grc, Μελίαι, or , ) were usually considered to be the nymphs of the ash tree, whose name they shared.
Mythology
According to Hesiod, the Meliae (probably meaning all tree-nymphs) w ...
, a type of nymph
People and fictional characters
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Melia (given name)
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Melia (surname)
Hotels
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Hotel Meliá, a hotel in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Meliá Hotels International
Meliá Hotels International, S.A. (formerly Sol Meliá) is a Spanish hotel chain which was founded by Gabriel Escarrer Juliá in 1956 in Palma de Mallorca. The company is one of Spain's largest domestic operators of holiday resorts and the ...
, a Spanish-owned hotel chain
Flora and fauna
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''Melia'' (plant), a genus of trees
* ''Melia'', a former genus of snout moths now synonymized with ''
Aphomia
''Aphomia'' is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some breed in the nests of Anthophila ( bees and bumblebees), where their caterpillars are parasitic feeders of wax, honey and pollen.
Species
* '' Aphomia argentia'' Whall ...
''
* ''Melia'', a Hawaiian name for the ''
Plumeria
''Plumeria'' (), known as frangipani, is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Rauvolfioideae, of the family Apocynaceae. Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees. The species variously are endemic to Mexico, Central America, and ...
'' (frangipani) flower
Other uses
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Melia, Evros, a village in northeastern Greece
See also
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Melia's Grocers and Tea Dealers
Melia's Grocers and Tea Dealers was a significant British retailer.
Daniel Melia
Melia's grocery and provisions store was founded by Daniel Melia of Manchester originally under the name ''Daniel Melia & Co. Ltd''. In 1896, it was formed into a l ...
, a 20th-century grocery store chain
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Mi'ilya
Mi'ilya ( ar, معليا, he, מִעִלְיָא) is an Arab local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. Its name during the Kingdom of Jerusalem era in Galilee was Castellum Regis. In it had a population of , all ...
, an Arab local council in the western Galilee, Israel
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Mellia (disambiguation)
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