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Melampus

American  
[muh-lam-puhs] / məˈlæm pəs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the first seer and healer: his ears were licked by serpents he had raised, enabling him to understand the speech and wisdom of animals.


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His father, the King Emperor, did indeed command H. M. S. Melampus in his youth.

From Time Magazine Archive

The King also demanded to see two relics of his youth, when he was Captain of H. M. S. Melampus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Melampus, the nephew of Neleus, obtained the oxen for his brother Bias, who thus obtained the hand of Pero.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

On the 20th November, the fleet sailed for Bermuda, consisting of the Flag Ship of Admiral Sawyer, the Spartan and Melampus, Frigates; the Atalanta, Ratler and Indian, Sloops-of-War.

From History of Halifax City by Akins, Thomas B.

In 1794 he was in charge of the Melampus frigate, in 1796 he was resident commissioner of Corsica.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.

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