Lewis & Short

Parsing inflected forms may not always work as expected. If the following does not give the correct word, try Latin Words or Perseus.

Mĕlissa, ae, f., = Μέλισσα.

  1. I. A nymph who is said to have invented the art of keeping bees, Col. 9, 2, 3.
  2. II. Daughter of the Cretan king Melissus, who, together with her sister Amalthea, fed Jupiter with goats’ milk, Lact. 1, 22, 19 sq