Macris

For the island once called Macris, see Euboea.
For the island of Attica, see Makronisos.
Macris
Eponym of Macris
AbodeEuboea, later Corfu
Genealogy
ParentsAristaeus
SiblingsActaeon

In Greek mythology, Macris (Ancient Greek: Μακρἰς, romanized: Makrís, lit. 'long' a reference to the elongated shape of Euboea) also called Nysa (Ancient Greek: Νύσα, romanized: Núsa), is a daughter of Aristaeus who reared the goddess Hera in her youth, before incurring the wrath of the goddess and being banished by her.

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