Melissus
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- Melissus of SamosMelissus of SamosMelissus of Samos was the third and last member of the ancient school of Eleatic philosophy, whose other members included Zeno and Parmenides. Little is known about his life except that he was the commander of the Samian fleet shortly before the Peloponnesian War. Melissus’ contribution to...
(fl c. 500 BCE), Greek philosopher - Melissus of Thebes, Greek athlete contrasted to Orion by Pindar
- Gaius Maecenas MelissusGaius Maecenas MelissusGaius Maecenas Melissus was one of the freedmen of Gaius Maecenas, the noted Roman Augustan patron of the arts. His primary importance for Latin literature is that he invented his own form of comedy known as the "fabula trabeata"...
, (fl. early 1st century), Roman writer
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- Melissus of Crete, mythological figure