Melas
Melas (Greek for black ) stands for:
in mythology:
- Melas (son of Likymnios)
- Melas (son of Oinopion)
- Melas (son of the ops) from Theutis
- Melas (son of Phrixus) and the Chalkiope
- Melas (son of Porthaon) and Euryte
- Melas (son of Poseidon)
Waters in ancient geography:
- Melas (Arcadia) , river in Arcadia
- Melas (Boeotia) , river in Boeotia
- Melas (Spercheios) , tributary of the Spercheios in Malis
- Melas (Phthiotis) , river in Phthiotis
- Melas (Thrace) , river in Thrace, flows into the Melas Kolpos, today the Kavak in Turkey
- Tributary of the Halys in Cappadocia, today the Karasu Çayı , a tributary of the Delice Çayı, a tributary of the Kızılırmak in Turkey
- River in Pamphylia, now the Manavgat (river) in Turkey
- Melas (Pontus) , river in Pontus
- River in Cappadocia, today the Tohma Çayı in Turkey
- Melas (Orontes) , right tributary of the Orontes
- Melas (tracheotis) , small river in the tracheotis, flows into the Mediterranean Sea
- small river in Sicily, today the Male (Sicily) , flows about 3 km west of Milazzo
- Melas Kolpos , today the Bay of Saros in the North Aegean
Melas is the family name of the following people:
- Antonius Melas (1500–1555), German humanist, natural scientist and physician, see Antonius Niger
- Georgios Melas (* 1990), Greek racing cyclist
- Michael von Melas (1729–1806), Austrian general
- Pavlos Melas (1870–1904), Greek officer
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