Macaria
(
Μακαρία). The daughter of Heracles and Deïanira.
When Eurystheus, after the death of Heracles, made war upon the Heraclidae and their allies,
the Athenians, an oracle declared that the descendants of Heracles would be victorious if one
of them should devote himself to death. This lot Macaria voluntarily accepted, and the oracle
was fulfilled in the success of the Athenians by whom Macaria was therefore held in great
honour. A fountain at Marathon was called by her name (Pausan. i. 32).