▁of ▁Mel q art . ▁ ▁Though ▁no ▁classical ▁source ▁explicitly ▁connect s ▁the ▁two , ▁In o ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Cad mus ▁of ▁Ty re . ▁Lewis ▁F arn ell ▁thought ▁not , ▁referring ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁" the ▁accident al ▁res embl ance ▁in ▁sound ▁of ▁Mel ik ert es ▁and ▁Mel q art , ▁seeing ▁that ▁Mel q art , ▁the ▁be arded ▁god , ▁had ▁no ▁aff inity ▁in ▁form ▁or ▁myth ▁with ▁the ▁child - ▁or ▁boy - de ity , ▁and ▁was ▁moreover ▁always ▁identified ▁with ▁Her ak les : ▁nor ▁do ▁we ▁know ▁anything ▁about ▁Mel q art ▁that ▁would ▁explain ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁In o ▁that ▁is ▁ab origin ally ▁in separ able ▁from ▁Mel ik ert es ." ▁ ▁Ath ena eus ▁( 3 9 2 d ) ▁summar izes ▁a ▁story ▁by ▁E ud ox us ▁of ▁C n id us ▁( c . ▁ 3 5 5 ▁B CE ) ▁telling ▁how ▁Her acles ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ze us ▁by ▁A ster ia ▁(= ▁‘ As ht art ▁? ) ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁Ty phon ▁in ▁Lib ya . ▁Her acles ' ▁companion ▁I ol aus ▁brought ▁a ▁qu ail ▁to ▁the ▁dead ▁god ▁( pres umably ▁a ▁ro asted ▁qu ail ) ▁and ▁its ▁del icious ▁sc ent ▁r oused ▁Her acles ▁back ▁to ▁life . ▁This ▁pur ports ▁to ▁explain ▁why ▁the ▁Pho en icians ▁sacrifice ▁qu ails ▁to ▁Her acles . ▁It ▁seems ▁that