Meliae nymphs..

KEYWORDS: meliae nymph tree nymph ash tree nymph manna-ash tree
nymph Melia Cronus Uranus Oceanus Io Phoroneus Aegealeus Phegeus mother of Amycus
Poseidon

In Greek mythology, the Meliae were nymphs of the manna-ash tree. They appeared from the
drops of blood spilled when Cronus castrated Uranus.
The most notable of the Meliae is Melia. Melia was one of the Meliae, who were daughters of
Oceanus.

By her brother Inachus, she became the mother of Io, Phoroneus and Aegealeus or Phegeus. In
other stories, she was the mother of Amycus by Poseidon.

Melia is also the name of a genus of trees in the mahogany family Meliaceae, notably the
Chinaberry or Bead tree Melia azedarach.