Canace

[ kan-uh-see ]

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.

Example Sentences

Canace, too, delights in wandering in the forest in the early morning.

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Once upon a time there lived a knight named Cambello, who had a sister called Canace.

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Now these three brothers were the champions chosen by Canace's wooers to challenge Cambello.

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This was a bold offer on Cambello's part, but Canace employed her skill on his behalf.

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Canace and canache are both short in Ovid; all which may have helped to the inference for Candăce.

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