The corpus record — Latin

Macareus

Macareus · m

A son of Æolus, who lived in incest with his sister Canace

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Where it lives

Ibis 1 · 2.54/10k
Amores 1 · 0.64/10k
Metamorphoses 3 · 0.39/10k

What it meant

Măcăreus — Lewis & Short

Măcăreus (trisyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = *makareu/s.

I A son of Æolus, who lived in incest with his sister Canace, Ov. H. 11, 21; id. Ib. 564; Hyg. Fab. 242.—Hence,

B Măcărēïs, ĭdis, f., = *makarhi+/s, daughter of Macareus, Isse; acc. Græc., Macarēïda, Ov. M. 6, 124.—

II A companion of Ulysses before Troy, and afterwards of Æneas in Italy, Ov. M. 14, 159; 441.—In voc. Græc., Macareu, Ov. M. 14, 318.—

III A Centaur, Ov. M. 12, 452.

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Where it came from

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