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Canace
Sign in to savethumb|upright=.8|Canace in a Roman wall painting from Tor Marancia, Rome, 3rd century CE (Vatican Library) In Greek mythology, Canace (; ) was the daughter of Aeolus, the king of Thessaly, and Enarete, daughter of Deimachus. She is known for the story, told by Euripides and Ovid, of her incestuous relationship with her brother Macareus and her subsequent suicide.
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- Early mythological tradition
- Canace and Macareus
- Euripides
- Ovid
- In ancient art
- In later literature
- Notes
- References
thumb|upright=.8|Canace in a Roman wall painting from Tor Marancia, Rome, 3rd century CE (Vatican Library) In Greek mythology, Canace (; ) was the daughter of Aeolus, the king of Thessaly, and Enarete, daughter of Deimachus. She is known for the story, told by Euripides and Ovid, of her incestuous relationship with her brother Macareus and her subsequent suicide.
== Early mythological tradition == In the Hesiodic Catalogue of Women, Canace is one of the daughters of the Thessalian king Aeolus, son of Hellen, and Enarete, daughter of Deimachus. According to the Bibliotheca attributed to Apollodorus, the brothers of Canace were Athamas, Cretheus, Deioneus, Magnes, Perieres, Salmoneus, and Sisyphus; her sisters were Alcyone, Calyce, Peisidice, and Perimede By Poseidon she was the mother of Aloeus, Epopeus, Hopleus, Nireus and Triops.