Macareus (son of Aeolus) Macareus (son of Aeolus) Macar (; , "Makar") or Macareus (; , "Makareus" means "happy") 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. His mother was, at least in the latter case, Amphithea. Macareus and his sister Canace fell in love with each other and had a child together. Canace was ordered to kill herself and the baby exposed by Aeolus after he had discovered this, and Macareus took his own
Melanippe (daughter of Aeolus) their natural mother Melanippe from prison, and Poseidon restored her sight. Two tragedies by Euripides, "Melanippe The Prisoner" and "Melanippe The Philosopher", were dedicated to this character. Melanippe (daughter of Aeolus) In Greek mythology, Melanippe (Ancient Greek: Μελανίππη, "black mare") was the daughter of Aeolus and the precedent Melanippe (or else daughter of Hippotes or of Desmontes). Also known as Arne. Mother, by Poseidon, of the twins Aeolus and Boeotus. There are various accounts of what happened to Melanippe after the birth of her sons. In one version, when her father discovered her pregnancy, he handed her over to a