Melissus may refer to: *

Melissus of Samos Melissus of Samos (; grc, Μέλισσος ὁ Σάμιος; ) was the third and last member of the ancient school of Eleatic philosophy, whose other members included Zeno and Parmenides. Little is known about his life, except that he was the co ...

, (fl. c. 500 BC), Greek philosopher *

Melissus of Thebes Melissus may refer to: * Melissus of Samos, (fl. c. 500 BC), Greek philosopher * Melissus of Thebes, Greek athlete contrasted to Orion by Pindar * Gaius Maecenas Melissus (fl. early 1st century AD), Roman writer * Paulus Melissus (1539–1602), h ...

, Greek athlete contrasted to Orion by Pindar *

Gaius Maecenas Melissus Gaius Maecenas Melissus (; fl. 1st century AD) was one of the freedman, freedmen of Gaius Maecenas, the noted Ancient Rome, Roman Augustus Caesar, Augustan patron of the arts. His primary importance for Latin literature is that he invented his own ...

(fl. early 1st century AD), Roman writer * Paulus Melissus (1539–1602), humanist Neo-Latin writer, translator and composer *

Melisseus In Greek mythology, Melisseus (Ancient Greek: Μελισσεύς means 'bee-man' or 'honey-man'), the father of the nymphs Adrasteia, Ida and Althaea who were nurses of the infant Zeus on Crete. His parentage differs from telling to telling, ranging ...

(or Melissus), father of the nymphs Adrasteia and Ida, the nurses of Zeus on Crete * Melissus (another mythological figure), father of Actaeon; see Archias of Corinth

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