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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Example Sentences

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

Within a month from their escape from the Melampus, the first three of these deserters offered themselves for enlistment, and were received on board the Chesapeake, then at Norfolk, Va., preparing for sea.

From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Wilson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas)

The Dutch Admiral hoisted his flag in the Melampus frigate of 44 guns.

From The Pirate City An Algerine Tale by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

I partic’larly remembers a case in p’int when I was up the Mediterranean in the old Melampus.

From A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron by Hodgson, Edward S.