Greek Mythology Notes
An encyclopaedia of Greek mythology — gods, heroes, creatures, places, and the English words they gave us.
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Meliai
Nymphs of the ash trees, born from the blood of Ouranos when Cronus castrated him — a third race of beings alongside the Titans and later gods, associated with the Bronze Age of humanity.
Hesiod connects the Meliai to the Bronze Age race of men created from ash trees — meaning the violent, warlike Bronze Age humans were essentially children of these nymphs.