Tags: Mythological Figure.
In Greek mythology Melite daughter of Myrmex or Dius the son of Apollo was the eponym of the deme Melite in Attica. According to a scholiast on Aristophanes Melite was a lover of Heracles who was initiated into the lesser mysteries during his stay in Attica; there was a temple of Heracles the Protector from Evil (Alexikakos) in the deme Melite.