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Nymphs ->Land: Meliae nymphs

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.