Melia was also said to have been the mother, by Inachus, of Mycene, the wife of Arestor, and eponym of Mycenae.[7] Melia was also perhaps considered to be the mother, by Inachus, of Io,[8] the ancestress, by Zeus, of the Greek dynasties of Argos, Thebes, and Crete.[9]
The consort of Apollo, who was an important cult figure at Thebes, was also said to be a daughter of Oceanus named Melia.[10]
^Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 34. ISBN9780786471119.
^Fowler, p. 236; Nostoi fr. 8* (West, pp. 160, 161) = Scholiast on the Odyssey 2.120; compare with Pausanias, 2.16.4, which, citing the Megalai Ehoiai, says that Mycene was the daughter of Inachus and the wife of Arestor, without naming the mother. For other stories explaining the name of the city, see Fowler, p. 259.
^Tripp, s.v. Inachus, p. 318; Grimal, s.v. Io, p. 232.