Macaria

This article is about the name in Greek mythology. For other uses of the term, see Macaria.

Macaria or Makaria (Ancient Greek: Μακαρία, romanized: Makaría, lit. 'blessed one, blessedness'^[1]) 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.^[2]
• Macaria, daughter of Hades, king of the Underworld.^[3]