Canace

E631604

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

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Canace canonical 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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 ⓘ