Macareïs Isse, the daughter of Macareus (1). Bk VI:103-128. Macareus (1) An inhabitant of Lesbos. His daughter is Isse. Bk VI:103-128. Macareus (2) A centaur. Bk XII:429-535. Macareus (3) Of Neritos. A companion of Ulysses who settled in Italy at Caieta, after their wanderings. Bk XIV:154-222. Bk XIV:223-319. He tells the story of their wanderings, and warns Aeneas not to encounter Circe. Bk XIV:435-444. He ends his story. Macedonia, Macedonius The country bordering the northern Aegean. Bk XII:429-535. Maeandrus, Maeandrius The Maeander river in Lydia in Asia Minor famous for its wandering course, hence ‘meander.’ Also its river-god. (Pausanias mentions, VIII vii, a boiling hot spring that comes out of the riverbed and out of a rock mid-stream. Also, V xiv, that it is famous for its many huge tamarisk trees.) Bk II:227-271. Bk VIII:152-182. Its windings are compared to the Cretan maze. Bk IX:439-516. Cyanee is his daughter. Bk IX:517-594. Caunus is his grandson. Maenades, Maenads, Bacchantes The female followers of Bacchus-Dionysus, noted for their ecstatic worship of the god. Dionysus brought terror and joy. The Maenads’ secret female mysteries may indicate older rituals of ecstatic human sacrifice. Bk III:692-733. Led by Agave and Autonoë they destroy Pentheus. Bk XI:1-66. They kill Orpheus. Bk XI:67-84. They are turned into oak trees. Maenalos, Maenala A mountain range in Arcadia. (Pausanias, VIII xxxvi, says it is sacred to Pan, and the people living there hear him piping.) Bk I:199-243. Bk II:401-416. Bk II:441-465. The haunt of Diana the goddess of the hunt and her virgin companions. Bk V:572-641. Passed by Arethusa in her flight. |
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