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In Greek mythology, Canace (Ancient Greek: Κανάκη) was a daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, and lover of Poseidon. [1]

43 relations: Aeolus (son of Hellen), Alcyone, Aloeus, Amphithea, Ancient Greek, Arne (mythology), Athamas, Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Callimachus, Calyce (mythology), Canace (play), Catalogue of Women, Confessio Amantis, Cretheus, Deioneus, Enarete, Epopeus, Etruria, Euripides, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Geoffrey Chaucer, Greek mythology, Heroides, Hesiod, Hopleus, Italy, John Gower, Latin, Macareus (son of Aeolus), Magnes (mythology), Nireus (disambiguation), Ovid, Perieres, Perimede (mythology), Pisidice, Poseidon, Pseudo-Plutarch, Salmoneus, Sisyphus, Sperone Speroni, Suicide, The Squire's Tale, Triopas.

Aeolus (son of Hellen)

In Greek mythology, Aeolus (Αἴολος, Aiolos, Modern Greek: "quick-moving, nimble") was the ruler of Aeolia (later called Thessaly) and held to be the founder of the Aeolic branch of the Greek nation.

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Alcyone

In Greek mythology, Alcyone or Alkyone (Ancient Greek: Ἁλκυόνη, Halkyónē derived from alkyon αλκυων "kingfisher") was the daughter of Aeolus, either by Enarete or Aegiale.

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Aloeus

Aloeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλωεύς probably derived from ἀλοάω aloaō "to thresh, to tread" as well as "to crush, to smash") can indicate one of two characters in Greek mythology.

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Amphithea

Amphithea (Ἀμφιθέα) is the name of several women in Greek mythology.

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Ancient Greek

The Ancient Greek language includes the forms of Greek used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD.

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Arne (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Arne (Ἄρνη) or Melanippe (Μελανίππη) was a daughter of Aeolus and Melanippe (also Hippe or Euippe), daughter of Chiron.

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Athamas

In Greek mythology, Athamas (Ἀθάμας "rich harvest") was a Boeotian king.

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Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)

The Bibliotheca (Βιβλιοθήκη Bibliothēkē, "Library"), also known as the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus, is a compendium of Greek myths and heroic legends, arranged in three books, generally dated to the first or second century AD.

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Callimachus

Callimachus (Καλλίμαχος, Kallimakhos; 310/305–240 BC) was a native of the Greek colony of Cyrene, Libya.

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Calyce (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Kalyke (Καλύκη), Calyce or Calycia is the name of several characters.

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Canace (play)

Canace is a verse tragedy by Italian playwright Sperone Speroni (1500-1588).

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Catalogue of Women

The Catalogue of Women (Γυναικῶν Κατάλογος, Gynaikôn Katálogos) — also known as the Ehoiai (Ἠοῖαι)The Latin transliterations Eoeae and Ehoeae are also used (e.g.); see Title and the ''ē' hoiē''-formula, below.

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Confessio Amantis

Confessio Amantis ("The Lover's Confession") is a 33,000-line Middle English poem by John Gower, which uses the confession made by an ageing lover to the chaplain of Venus as a frame story for a collection of shorter narrative poems.

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Cretheus

In Greek mythology, Cretheus (Κρηθεύς Krētheus) was the king and founder of Iolcus, the son of Aeolus (son of Hellen) and Enarete.

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Deioneus

In Greek mythology, Deioneus (Δηιονεύς) or Deion (Δηίων) is a name attributed to the following individuals.

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Enarete

In Greek mythology, Enarete (Ancient Greek: Ἐναρέτη "virtuous" literally "in virtue", from en "in" and arete "virtue") or Aenarete (Ancient Greek: Αἰναρέτη Ainarete), was the daughter of Deimachus, was the wife of Aeolus and ancestor of the Aeolians.

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Epopeus

In Greek mythology, Epopeus (Ἐπωπεύς 'all-seer', derived from epopao "to look out", "observe", from epi "over" and ops "eye") was the name of the following figures.

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Etruria

Etruria (usually referred to in Greek and Latin source texts as Tyrrhenia Τυρρηνία) was a region of Central Italy, located in an area that covered part of what are now Tuscany, Lazio, and Umbria.

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Euripides

Euripides (Εὐριπίδης) was a tragedian of classical Athens.

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Gaius Julius Hyginus

Gaius Julius Hyginus (64 BC – AD 17) was a Latin author, a pupil of the famous Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor, and a freedman of Caesar Augustus.

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Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages.

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.

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Heroides

The Heroides (The Heroines), or Epistulae Heroidum (Letters of Heroines), is a collection of fifteen epistolary poems composed by Ovid in Latin elegiac couplets and presented as though written by a selection of aggrieved heroines of Greek and Roman mythology in address to their heroic lovers who have in some way mistreated, neglected, or abandoned them.

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Hesiod

Hesiod (or; Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was a Greek poet generally thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.

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Hopleus

In Greek mythology, Hopleus (Ancient Greek: Ὁπλεύς) was the name of the following figures.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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John Gower

John Gower (c. 1330 – October 1408) was an English poet, a contemporary of William Langland and the Pearl Poet, and a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Macareus (son of Aeolus)

Macareus or Macar was, in Greek mythology, the son of Aeolus, though sources disagree as to which bearer of this name was his father: it could either be Aeolus the lord of the winds, or Aeolus the king of Tyrrhenia.

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Magnes (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Magnes was a name attributed to two men.

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Nireus (disambiguation)

Nireus is a name that may refer to.

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Ovid

Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus.

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Perieres

In Greek mythology, Perieres (Περιήρης) may refer to these two distinct individuals.

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Perimede (mythology)

In Greek mythology, the name Perimede (Περιμήδη "very cunning" or "cunning all round", derived from peri "round" and medea, "cunning" or "craft') refers to.

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Pisidice

In Greek mythology, Pisidice (Πεισιδίκη, Peisidíkē) or Peisidice, was one of the following individuals.

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Poseidon

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth.

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Pseudo-Plutarch

Pseudo-Plutarch is the conventional name given to the actual, but unknown, authors of a number of pseudepigrapha (falsely attributed works) attributed to Plutarch but now known to have not been written by him.

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Salmoneus

In Greek mythology, Salmoneus (Σαλμωνεύς) was a king of Elis and founded the city of Salmone in Pisatis.

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Sisyphus

In Greek mythology Sisyphus or Sisyphos (Σίσυφος) was the king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth).

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Sperone Speroni

Sperone Speroni degli Alvarotti (1500–1588) was an Italian Renaissance humanist, scholar and dramatist.

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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

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The Squire's Tale

"The Squire's Tale" is a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.

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Triopas

In Greek mythology, Triopas or Triops or (Τρίωψ, gen.: Τρίοπος) was the name of several characters whose relations are unclear.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canace

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