The Meliae

The Meliae (Μελιαι) were Greek Oread nymphs of mountain ash trees. They were born when the blood of the castrated Uranus fell upon Gaea. The Meliae married men of the Silver race and, thus, were the mothers of the Bronze race. The Bronze race were a violent people so Zeus had them, the Meliae, and the Silver race destroyed during the Great Deluge.