Canace
[ kan-uh-see ]
noun
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who killed herself at her father's command because of her incestuous relations with her brother Macareus.
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How to use Canace in a sentence
Canace, too, delights in wandering in the forest in the early morning.
Chaucer and His Times | Grace E. HadowOnce upon a time there lived a knight named Cambello, who had a sister called Canace.
Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene | Edmund SpencerNow these three brothers were the champions chosen by Canace's wooers to challenge Cambello.
Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene | Edmund SpencerThis was a bold offer on Cambello's part, but Canace employed her skill on his behalf.
Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene | Edmund SpencerCanace and canache are both short in Ovid; all which may have helped to the inference for Candăce.
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