In Greek mythology, Macar (/ˈmkər/; Ancient Greek: Μάκαρ Makar) or Macareus (/məˈkæriəs, -ˈkɑːrjs/; Μακαρεύς Makareus means 'happy'[1]) or Macareas (Μακαρέας, Makareas), is the name of several individuals:

See also

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  • Macaristan (in Turkish) and Al Majar (in Arabic) names for Hungary based on its name, Magyarország, in Hungarian.

Notes

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  1. ^ Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. p. 162. ISBN 9780241983386.
  2. ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae 1.13.1
  3. ^ Pausanias, 8.17.6
  4. ^ Pausanias, 8.3.1; Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Makareai
  5. ^ Apollodorus, 3.8.1
  6. ^ Plutarch, Parallela minora 28
  7. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 161
  8. ^ Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21
  9. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.81.4
  10. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.57.2
  11. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.452
  12. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.159 ff.

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