This area was once part of the antique kingdom of Pisidia, near the river Melas.
Melas, Kastoria, the village where Pavlos Melas died, part of the municipality Kastoria, Greece
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Michael von Melas, an Austrian field marshal during the Napoleonic Wars
Pavlos Melas | Michael von Melas | Melas, Kastoria | Melas |
The specific epithet, leucomelas, is derived from New Latin leuco ("white") and Greek μέλας (melas,"black"), and refers to this snake's "white and black" coloration.
The ancient Spartan melas zomos (μέλας ζωμός), or black soup / black broth, was a staple soup made of boiled pigs' legs, blood, salt and vinegar.
Breaking in, they discover Melas and Kratides bound in a closed room where some charcoal has been lit to gas the two of them.
Skeets’ frequent malapropisms such as “The Internets” and mispronunciations such as Shane “Ba-ché”, Melas’ peculiar analogies and love of the phrase "There's no doubt about that", and Doyle’s eclectic musical selections, as well as various "drops" including the infamous Kenny Smith quote "Gimme Some Raptor News" were all hallmarks of the show.