Melanthius (disambiguation)
Melanthius was a painter of ancient Greece. The name may also refer to:
- Melanthius, an Athenian tragic poet in the 5th century BC, known only as a target for Aristophanes, who satirized his gluttony, inferior art, and unfortunate appearance in the plays Peace and The Birds
- Melanthius (Odyssey), a minor character in Homer's Odyssey
- Melanthius, a character in the fantasy film Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
- Melanthius (crater), an impact crater on Tethys, a moon of Saturn
- Melanthius, a quadrangle (geographical division) of Tethys (see List of quadrangles on Tethys)
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