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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Melior

A lovely fairy, who carried off Parthenopex of Blois to her secret island in her magic bark. (French romance called Parthenopex de Blois, 12th cent.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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