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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
Canace in a Roman wall painting from Tor Marancia, Rome, 3rd century CE (Vatican Library)
The death of Canace on a Lucanian red-figure hydria, c. 415–410 BCE (Bari, Museo archeologico di S. Scholastica). Canace lies on the bed, the sword in her hand; to the left stands Macareus, head lowered; to the right stands Aeolus, gesturing toward Macareus with his staff.
The suicide of Canace in a 15th-century manuscript of Ovid's Heroides (Bibliothèque nationale de France MS Francais 874, fol. 47v)
Aeolus (son of Hellen)
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In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos was the son of Hellen, the ruler of Aeolia, and the eponym of the Aeolians, one of the four main tribes of the Greeks. According to the mythographer Apollodorus, A
Canace
…In Greek mythology, Canace (; Ancient Greek: Κανάκη, romanized: Kanákē, lit. 'barking') 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…
Hellen (bottom, centre-right), being presented with the twins Aeolus and Boeotus by a shepherd, in a depiction of the story of Melanippe from Euripides's lost play Melanippe Wise, on an Apulian volute krater, dating from the late fourth century BC.