The epithet Melesigenes (which means, "son of Meles" was applied to him. The cave where he was to compose his poems was described as being near the source of the river, his temple, the Homereion, stood on its banks.
Melesigenes was given this epithet ("son of Meles"). The cave where he wrote his verses was close to the river's origin, and his temple, known as the Homereion, was situated by the riverbank.