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According to the Suda, this Macaria is the daughter of Hades (no mother is mentioned). She is neither explicitly stated to be an immortal goddess nor a mortal woman, or confirmed to live in the Underworld.
9 gru 2021 · Makaria, whose name means ‘blessed’, was the daughter of Hades. Her mother may have been Persephone, one of the residents of the Underworld, or she may have had no mother. Makaria worked closely with her father and with the god of the dead Thanatos.
Macaria was the ancient Greek goddess of the blessed death and a minion of her parents Hades and Persephone. She may have been a more merciful counterpart of the death-god Thanatos or else was somehow connected with the passage of souls to the Islands of the Blessed (Nesoi Makarioi).
Macaria is the name given to two figures in Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion. The first character named Macaria was the daughter of the demigod Heracles.
Makaria (Macaria) was the goddess of a "blessed" death, a minion of her father Hades. She was perhaps a more merciful counterpart of the death-god Thanatos or else connected with the passage of souls to the Islands of the Blessed (Nesoi Makarioi).
3 sie 2023 · Makaria – The Daughter of Hades. Makaria, her name imbued with the essence of ‘blessed’, was the daughter of Hades, while her mother’s identity is unknown as recounted by the Suda. Makaria assumed the role of a divine overseer, presiding over serene and blessed deaths.
She was the daughter of the famous hero Heracles, and her name means “blessed death.” Macaria was often associated with the passage of souls to the Islands of the Blessed, and she was considered a minion of her father Hades.
