Macaria

Macaria or Makaria () is the name of two figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology:

• Macaria, daughter of Heracles and Deianira who willingly accepted to be sacrificed in order to save her people.
• Macaria, daughter of Hades, king of the Underworld.

References

Bibliography

• Euripides, Children of Heracles in Euripides, with an English translation by David Kovacs. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. Online text available at Perseus Digital Library.