Macar
Macar (/ˈmeɪkər/; Greek: Μάκαρ, Makar) or Macareus (/məˈkæriəs, -ˈkɑːrjuːs/; Μακαρεύς, Makareus) or Macareas (Μακαρέας, Makareas), is the name of several individuals in Greek mythology. These are:
- Macareus, a son of Lycaon, eponym of the town of Macaria in Arcadia.[1][2][3]
- Macareus (son of Aeolus), the son of Aeolus and either Enarete or Amphithea.
- Macareus (son of Helios), one of the Heliadae, a son of Rhodus and Helios, who became king of Lesbos.
- Macareus, one of the Lapiths at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia; he killed the Centaur Erigdupus /ˌɛrɪɡˈdjuːpəs/.[4]
- Macareus, a companion to Odysseus on his voyages, from Nericus, who also encountered Aeneas. He was one of those who got transformed into pigs by Circe.[5]
- Macareus, a king of Locris and father to Euboea.
References
- ^ Bibliotheca 3. 8. 1
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 8. 3. 1
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Makareai
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 12. 452
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14. 159 ff
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