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Ancient Greek citations of Μελίτης (Melítēs)
405 BCE,
Aristophanes,
The Frogs 501–502, (lyric poetry):
- μὰ Δί’ ἀλλ’ ἀληθῶς οὑκ Μελίτης μαστιγίας.
φέρε νυν ἐγὼ τὰ στρώματ’ αἴρωμαι ταδί.- mà Dí’ all’ alēthôs houk Melítēs mastigías.
phére nun egṑ tà strṓmat’ aírōmai tadí.
- Translation by Matthew Dillon
- Oh no, you’ll be a regular whipping-boy of Melite,
Let’s go, I’ll take up the pack here.
Palatine Anthology 6.39.1–2, (by
Archias):
- αἱ τρισσαί, Σατύρη τε, καὶ Ἡράκλεια, καὶ Εὐφρώ,
θυγατέρες Ξούθου καὶ Μελίτης, Σάμιαι·- hai trissaí, Satúrē te, kaì Hērákleia, kaì Euphrṓ,
thugatéres Xoúthou kaì Melítēs, Sámiai;
Palatine Anthology 7.211.1–2, (by Tymnes):
- τῇδε τὸν ἐκ Μελίτης ἀργὸν κύνα φησὶν ὁ πέτρος
ἴσχειν, Εὐμήλου πιστότατον φύλακα.- têide tòn ek Melítēs argòn kúna phēsìn ho pétros
ískhein, Eumḗlou pistótaton phúlaka.