Canace

American  

[kan-uh-see] / ˈkæn əˌsi /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

They were the sons of Iphimedia, some say, others, of Canace.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Canace, daughter of Aeolus, is named in the prologue to The Man of Law's Tale as one of the ladies whose "cursed stories" Chaucer refrained from writing.

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing

Electra adorns Agamemnon’s tomb with her locks, and Canace laments that she had not been able to perform the same rite on her beloved Macareus.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

Ther was a king which Eolus Was hote, and it befell him thus, That he tuo children hadde faire, The Sone cleped was Machaire, The dowhter ek Canace hihte.

From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell)

Wherefore, against this lusty summer-tide, This mirror, and this ring that ye may see, He hath sent to my lady Canace, Your excellente daughter that is here.

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing