Melia
Melia or Melie (Ancient Greek: Μελία, Μελίη) may refer to:
Greek mythology
- Melia is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including:
- Melia (consort of Apollo), a Theban cult figure who was the mother of Tenerus and Ismenus by Apollo, and said to be a daughter of Oceanus
- Melia (consort of Inachus), the mother of Phoroneus and Aegialeus, by the Archive river-god Inachus, and said to be a daughter of Oceanus
- Melia (consort of Poseidon), a Bithynian nymph, mother of Amycus, king of the Bebryces, by Poseidon
- Melia, according to Pherecydes, was the daughter of Agenor and sister of Phoenix and Isaie who together with her sister Isaie, became the wives of their cousins Danaus and Aegyptus, sons of Belus.
- Melia may also refer to the singular form of Meliae, a class of nymphs in Greek mythology
Hotels
- Hotel Meliá, a hotel in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Meliá Hotels International, a Spanish-owned hotel chain
Organisms
- Melia (plant), a genus of trees
- Melia azedarach, a species of trees
- Melia, a former genus of snout moths now synonymized with Aphomia
- Melia, a Hawaiian name for Plumeria (frangipani) flower
Other
- Melia, Evros, a village in northeastern Greece
- Melia's Grocers and Tea Dealers, a 20th-century grocery store chain
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