Save Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts ΔΥΡΡΑΧΙΟΣ(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History A son of Poseidon and Melissa, from whom the town of Dyrrachium derived its name; for formerly it was called Epidamnus, after the father of Melissa. (Paus. vi. 10, in fin.; Steph. Byz. s. v. Durrachion.)