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• Danaus — /dan ay euhs/, n. Class. Myth. a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night. Cf. Danaides. * * * ▪ Greek mythology       in Greek legend, son of Belus, king of Egypt, and twin brother of Aegyptus.… …   Universalium

• Danaus — For the butterfly genus, see Danaus (genus) For the former cruise ship Danaos, see CS Salamis Glory In Greek mythology Danaus, or Danaos (Ancient Greek: Δαναός), was the twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Achiroe and Belus, a mythical king of… …   Wikipedia

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• Hypermnestra — (Ὑπερμνήστρα), in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Danaus. Danaus was the twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Belus. He had fifty daughters, the Danaides, and Aegyptus had fifty sons. Aegyptus commanded that his sons marry the Danaides and… …   Wikipedia

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