Macareus (son of Aeolus) explained

Macareus (; Ancient Greek: Μακαρεύς Makareus 'happy'[1]) or Macar (; Ancient Greek: Μάκαρ Makar) was, in Greek mythology, the son of Aeolus, though sources disagree as to which bearer of this name was his father: it could either be Aeolus the lord of the winds,[2] or Aeolus the king of Tyrrhenia.[3] [4] His mother was, at least in the latter case, Amphithea.

Mythology

Macareus and his sister Canace fell in love with each other and had a child together. Canace was ordered to kill herself and the baby exposed by Aeolus after he had discovered this, and Macareus killed himself.[5]

Macareus, son of Aeolus, is also given as the father of Amphissa or Issa, who was seduced by Apollo in disguise of a shepherd.[6] Ancient sources do not clarify whether she was the child of Macareus by Canace, or a different child by another unknown consort. In Ovid's account the child of Canace apparently doesn't survive.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. 2017. 9780241983386. 162.
  2. [Ovid]
  3. [Plutarch]
  4. Canace, but not Macareus, was included on the list of children of Aeolus the son of Hellen in Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 10(a); Apollodorus, 1.7.3
  5. Ovid, Heroides 11; Plutarch, Parallela minora 28; Hyginus, Fabulae 238 & 242
  6. [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]