μελίτακας

From LSJ

ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → for he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height

Source

Greek Monolingual

ο (Μ μελίτακας)
(ιδιωμ.) (στην Κρήτη) το μυρμήγκι.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μτγ. μελίτ-αξ, πιθ. < μέλι, -ιτος, + μεγεθ. κατάλ. -ακας].