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• 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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• Da|na|ï|des — Da|na|i|des or Da|na|ï|des «duh NAY uh deez», noun (plural). Greek Legend. the fifty daughters of Danaus. All but one, Hypermnestra, killed their husbands on their wedding night and were condemned to draw water with a sieve forever in Hades …   Useful english dictionary

• Da|na|i|des — or Da|na|ï|des «duh NAY uh deez», noun (plural). Greek Legend. the fifty daughters of Danaus. All but one, Hypermnestra, killed their husbands on their wedding night and were condemned to draw water with a sieve forever in Hades …   Useful english dictionary

• Aegyptus — In Greek mythology, Αἴγυπτος/Aígyptos, usually Latinized as Aegyptus, in Greek ( supine goat ), descendant of the heifer maiden, Io, and the river god Nilus, was a king in Egypt. [Egypt took its name from his, according to folk etymology (see the …   Wikipedia

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• Lynceus — In Greek mythology, Lynceus in some myths is named as a descendant of Belus through Aegyptus, twin brother of Danaus. This myth when followed results in an impossible reconciliation loop.or|date=September 2008 In another myth he is named as a… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Les Danaïdes — is an opera by Antonio Salieri, in 5 acts: more specifically, it is a tragédie lyrique . The opera was set to a libretto by Leblanc du Roullet and Baron Tschudi, who in turn adapted the work of Ranieri de Calzabigi (without permission). Calzabigi …   Wikipedia

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