Melija

Melija (starogrčki: Μελία, Μελίη ) u grčkoj mitologiji jedna je od 3.000 Okeanida, kćeri Titana Okeana i njegove supruge-žene Tetide.^[1] Bila je majka heroja Foroneja i Egijaleja^[2] (ili Fegejaref>Scholia ad Euripides, Orestes 932</ref>), koje je dobila s bratom Inahom, riječnog boga Arga.^[3] Međutim, prema nekim izvještajima, Inah je dobio Foroneja sa Argijom.^[4] Prema argivskoj tradiciji, Foronej je bio prvi čovjek, odnosno prvi stanovnik Arga, koji je živio u vrijeme Velikog potopa, povezan sa Deukalionom.^[5]

Inah je također prenio da je Melija bila majka Mikene, žena Arestora i eponim Mikene.^[6] Meliju je također možda smatrao majkom, Ije (sa Inahom),^[7] pretkinjom, sa Zeusom, grčkih dinastija Arga, Tebe i Krete.^[8]

Za suprugu Apolona, ​​koja je bila važna kultna figura u Tebi, takođe se govorilo da je kćer Okeana po imenu Melija.^[9]

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