What is "melanthus"

In Greek mythology, Melanthus was a king of Messenia. He was among the descendants of Neleus (the Neleidae) expelled from Messenia, by the descendants of Heracles, as part of the legendary " Return of the Heracleidae", later associated with the supposed " Dorian invasion".

He fled to Athens, along with other of the expelled Neleidae, Alcmaeon and the sons of Paeon. Melanthus later became a king of Athens, the successor of Thymoetes, succeeded by Codrus.

Melanthus was also a shipmate of Acoetes who attempted to kidnap Dionysus. __NOTOC__