Melissus
From LSJ
Νὺξ μὲν ἀναπαύει, ἡμέρα δ' ἔργον ποιεῖ → Nam nox quietem praebet, facit opus dies → Die Nacht lässt unsre Arbeit ruhn, der Tag sie tun
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Mĕlissus: i, m., = Μέλισσος.
I (Also called Mĕlisseus, = Μελισσεύς.) A king of Crete, father of Melissa and Amalthea, Lact. 1, 22, 19; ib. § 28.—
II A grammarian and comic poet, librarian to Augustus, Ov. P. 4, 16, 30; cf. Suet. Gram. 21.—
III A philosopher of Samos, Cic. Ac. 2, 37, 118.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Mĕlissus, ī, m. (Μέλισσος), philosophe de Samos : Cic. Ac. 2, 118 || grammairien du siècle d’Auguste : Suet. Gramm. 21 ; Ov. P. 4, 16, 30.
