Mellona

Or Mellonia, a Roman divinity, who was believed to protect the honey, but is otherwise unknown.

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From Latin mel, "honey."

References

Sources

  • Arnobius. Adversus Nationes iv, 7, 8, 1.
  • Augustine. City of God iv, 34.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.