Melite - ["Μελίτη"] Greek mythology: the "gracious" Nereid (a sea-nymph) of the calm seas

Relationships

Mother	: Doris
Father	: Nereus

Eponyms

(Genus) Melitea Urios et al. 2008 nom. illeg. (prokaryote) Ref: 2020-present: [4 May 2026]. ("referring to the marine origin")