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'''Macar''' (also '''Macareus''') is the name of several individuals in [[Greek mythology]].
*The son of [[Aeolus]] and either [[Enarete]] or [[Amphithea]], and brother of [[Canace]]. [[Canace]] was killed by Aeolus after she fell in love with Macar.
*One of the [[Heliadae]], a son of [[Rhodus]] and [[Helios]]. Macar, along with his brothers, [[Triopas]], [[Actis]] and [[Candalus]], were jealous of a fifth brother, [[Tenages]]'s, skill at science. They killed him. Macar fled to [[Lesbos Island|Lesbos]], where he became king, and took over many of the neighboring islands. [[Lesbos Island|Lesbos]], the god of the island, came to the island and married Macar's daughter, [[Methymna (mythology)|Methymna]]. His other children were [[Mytilene (mythology)|Mytilene]] and [[Cydrolaus]]. In a variant myth, Macar was called the son of [[Crinacus]].
*A companion to [[Odysseus]] on his voyages. who also met [[Aeneas]].
*Son of [[Lycaon (mythology)|Lycaon]].
*King of [[Locris]] and father to [[Euboea (mythology)|Euboea]].
*One of the [[Lapiths]] who fought against the [[Centaurs]].
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[[Category:Mythological kings]]
[[Category:Characters in the Aeneid]]
[[Category:Aeolides]]
[[Category: Greek mythology]]
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