< Macareus, son of Erysichthon >

1 Origin

Macareus (or Macar) was born in Cyrbe, Rhodes in 1443 BC. [Diod.5.57.8]

Macareus' father was Erysichthon. [FGrH.4.122]

Macareus' mother was Rhodos, daughter of Halia. [Diod.5.56.5]

Macareus was one of the Heliadae of Rhodes. [Diod.5.56.5, Nonnus.14.36]

2 Others

In 1425 BC, Macareus and his brothers expelled the Telchines from Rhodes. [Diod.5.56.1, Nonnus.14.36]

In 1415 BC, after internal conflict broke out, Macareus emigrated from Rhodes to Lesbos. [Diod.5.57.2]