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WhatTheDilly-O · Guest

[INFO] Melissa mean "bee"

**Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:08 pm

voipme · Veteran Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 94

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**Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:11 pm

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Noir · Boot Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 47

So that this isn't a totally useless thread:

Melissa was also the name applied to priestess of Artemis, the goddess of (among other things) the hunt. That seems to tie in greatly with Melissa's apparant functions, infiltrating systems, searching and destroying. Further, if we assume that the Melissa AI stems from the Halo universe, this sort of connection makes a lot of sense as Haloverse AI associate themselves with legendary or historical figures (for instance, one believed itself to be the Duke of Wellington).

**Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:24 pm

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Re: [INFO] Melissa mean "bee"

**Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:12 pm

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Geist · Veteran Joined: 04 Mar 2003 Posts: 120 Location: Scotland

Just one quick other think about Melissa.

There is a plant called Melissa officinalis which attracts bees. Also it was thought to "'causes the mind and hearth to become merry and reviveth the heart".

http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/herbs/bunny_herbal.html

**Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:44 pm

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