Lewis & Short

Mĕlanthus, i, m., = Μέλανθος.

  1. I. A river in Sarmatia, Ov. P. 4, 10, 54.
  2. II. One of the seamen whom Bacchus changed into dolphins, Ov. M. 3, 617.
  3. III. The father of the Athenian king Codrus, Vell. 1, 2, 1.
    Hence, Mĕlanthēus (quadrisyl.), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Melanthus: caedes, Ov. Ib. 625.