Gender: FeminineUsages: Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekTranscription: Μελίτη(Ancient Greek)Meaning: Melite was one of the Naiads, daughter of the river god Aegaeus, and one of the many loves of Zeus and his son Heracles. Given the choice, she chose Heracles over Zeus who went off in search of other pursuits. She gave birth to Hercules's son Hyllus some suggest that he was a figure distinct from Hyllus, the son of Heracles by Deianeira. The name itself means "honey" from Greek μελι (meli). It was also used as a given name in the classical period, a wife of EURIPIDES bore this name.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melite_(naiad) Www.theoi.com/Pontios/Nereides.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euripides(Information from name #266720 originally submitted by user 86ht86ht)
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Usages: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Transcription: Μελίτη(Ancient Greek)
Meaning: Melite was one of the Naiads, daughter of the river god Aegaeus, and one of the many loves of Zeus and his son Heracles. Given the choice, she chose Heracles over Zeus who went off in search of other pursuits. She gave birth to Hercules's son Hyllus some suggest that he was a figure distinct from Hyllus, the son of Heracles by Deianeira. The name itself means "honey" from Greek μελι (meli). It was also used as a given name in the classical period, a wife of EURIPIDES bore this name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melite_(naiad)
Www.theoi.com/Pontios/Nereides.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euripides
(Information from name #266720 originally submitted by user 86ht86ht)