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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Warren sailed from Portsmouth in the Flora, with the Arethusa, Concorde, Melampus, and Nymphe.

From The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth by Osler, Edward

One of the Egyptians, who brought these rites to Greece, is mentioned under the name of Melampus: as the Egyptians are, in general, under the character of Melampodes.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Bryant, Jacob

My name," he said, "is Theoclymenus, and I am descended from Melampus, the famous seer, from whom I have inherited the prophetic gift.

From Stories from the Odyssey by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)