person
Canace
also: Aeolis
Daughter of Aeolus, who bore a child to her brother Macareus and was condemned by her father to kill herself; the speaker.
Reading notes
- The Heroides §11 The daughter of Aeolus
Canace, daughter of Aeolus, who loved her brother Macareus and bore his child; condemned by her father, she writes as she prepares to die. The speaker.
- Ibis §11 Canace
Canace, who loved her brother Macareus; another type of incestuous passion.