Canace

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Canace is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a daughter of Aeolus and Enarete and associated with tragic love stories.

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Canace canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological princess
appearsIn Ovid’s Heroides
linked to: Heroides
associatedWith Aeolia
Aeolian family
linked to: Thestius family

exposure of infant
infanticide in myth
tragic heroines of Greek mythology
causeOfDeath suicide
childOf Aeolus
Enarete
correspondentIn letter to Macareus in Ovid’s Heroides
linked to: Ovid's "Heroides"
culture Ancient Greek
gender female
killedBy herself
knownFor incestuous love with her brother Macareus
tragic love story
languageOfPrimarySources Ancient Greek
laterAdaptations Renaissance drama
Roman literature
loverOf Macareus
motherOf unnamed child of Macareus
mythologicalCycle Aeolian cycle
notableParent Aeolus, keeper of the winds
linked to: Aeolus

Enarete, queen of Aeolia
orderedToDieBy Aeolus
siblingOf Alcyone
Athamas
Calyce
Cretheus
Deioneus
Macareus
Magnes
Perieres
Perimede
Pisidice
Salmoneus
Sisyphus
sometimesConfusedWith other mythological figures named Canace
theme forbidden love
parental punishment
shame and honor

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Enarete child Canace
Heroides mainCharacter Canace
Cretheus sibling Canace
Salmoneus sibling Canace
House of Aeolus hasMember Canace
Magnes sibling Canace
Calyce sibling Canace
Κρηθεύς sibling Canace