proper noun
Candăcē
Meaning
- a queen of Meroë
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
Biography & mythologyCandaceCandace (Κανδάκη), a queen of that portion of Aethiopia which had Meroe for its metropolis. In B. C. 22, she invaded Egypt, being encouraged by suppos…GeographyCandaceCandace (Κανδάκη, Isid. Char. p. 8), a town placed by Isidore in Asia. Nothing is known about it, nor is it mentioned elsewhere. Forbiger thinks it wi…