Mellona
Mellōna, ae, f. [mel],
- the goddess of bees and honey, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 24.—Called also Mellōnĭa, Arn. 4, 131.
Mellōna od. Mellōnia, ae, f. (mel), die Göttin der Bienen u. des Honigs, Form -ōna, Augustin. de civ. dei 4, 34: Form -ōnia, Arnob. 4, 7 u. 8 12.
Mellōna et -nĭa, æ, f. (mel), déesse qui protégeait les abeilles : Aug. Civ. 4, 34 || Arn. 4, 8 et 12.
Mello'na
or Mello'nia, a Roman divinity, who was believed to protect the honey, but is otherwise unknown. (Aug. De Civ. Dei, 4.34; Arnob. ad v. Gent. 4.7, 8, 1 .) [L.S]