In Greek mythology, Macar (/ˈmeɪkər/; Ancient Greek: Μάκαρ Makar) or Macareus (/məˈkæriəs, -ˈkɑːrjuːs/; Μακαρεύς Makareus means "happy"[1]) or Macareas (Μακαρέας, Makareas), is the name of several individuals:
- Macareus, a son of Lycaon, eponym of the town of Macaria in Arcadia.[2][3][4]
- Macareus (son of Aeolus), son of Aeolus and either Enarete or Amphithea.
- Macareus of Rhodes, one of the Heliadae, children 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/.[5]
- 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.[6]
- Macareus, a king of Locris and father to Euboea.[7] He may be the same with Macareus, father of Megaclite who consorted with Zeus and became the mother of Thebe and Locrus.[8]
See also
- Macaristan (in Turkish) and Al Majar (in Arabic) names for Hungary based on its name, Magyarország, in Hungarian
References
- ^ Robert Graves. The Greek Myths, section 43 s.v. The Sons of Hellen
- ^ 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
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 161
- ^ Clement of Alexandria, Recognitions, 10. 21