Melampus

[ muh-lam-puh s ]

/ məˈlæm pəs /

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

Example sentences from the Web for melampus

The most famous soothsayer was Melampus, who was also the first mortal endowed with prophetic powers.

Stories of Old Greece and Rome |Emilie Kip Baker
Melampus, a noted mythical leech of Argos, before the Trojan War, was said to have made use of healing-spells in his practice.

Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery |Robert Means Lawrence
Mantius, the other son of Melampus, was father to Polypheides and Cleitus.

The Odyssey |Homer
Hence there was a tradition, that Melampus was rendered prophetic from a communication with these animals.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) |Jacob Bryant

As in the Northern hemisphere, Melampus or Convolvulus is the genus represented in such localities.

Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2) |John MacGillivray