62%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Scripts Μελάνθιος(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of an insolent goatherd killed by Odysseus. People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural devious strong refined strange complex serious Categories animals, black, colors, dark, flora, flowers, Greek mythology, literature, mythology, nature, plants