LAT

Lewis Short

Mĕlissus | Mĕlisseus (noun M) : Μέλισσος.
* (Also called , = Μελισσεύς.) A king of Crete, father of Melissa and Amalthea, Lact. 1, 22, 19; ib. § 28.
* A grammarian and comic poet, librarian to Augustus, Ov. P. 4, 16, 30; cf. Suet. Gram. 21.
* A philosopher of Samos, Cic. Ac. 2, 37, 118.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

PIR

Male Personal name
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
  • Aelius Melissus (Masc), ref: PIR A 0222 | PIR ID820
  • Laevius Melissus (Masc), ref: PIR L 0072 | PIR ID8183
  • C. Maecenas Melissus (Masc), ref: PIR M 0038 | PIR ID8674
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