- mythology, the Danaïdes (/dəˈneɪ.ɪdiːz/; Gr****: Δαναΐδες), also
Danaides or
Danaids, were the
fifty daughters of Danaus, king of Libya. In the Metamorphoses...
- 2.1.5.7; but
according to
another tradition by
Hyginus (fabulae 170) a
Danaid Cleopatra was the wife of Aegyptus’ son Menalces.
Samson Eitrem: Kleopatra...
- "blameless; innocent") was one of the 50
Danaids as a
daughter of Danaus, king of Libya. As the "blameless"
Danaid, her name
identifies her as, perhaps,...
-
seems to be the
first play in a tetralogy,
sometimes referred to as the
Danaid Tetralogy,
which probably included the lost
plays The
Egyptians (also called...
-
Danaid is a
sculpture by
Auguste Rodin,
based on the
account in the
Metamorphoses of Hypermnestra,
eldest of the Danaïdes. It was
originally conceived...
-
people decide that the
Danaids deserve protection and are
allowed within the
walls of
Argos despite Egyptian protests. A
Danaid trilogy had long been ****umed...
-
Hypolimnas misippus, the
Danaid eggfly, mimic, or diadem, is a
widespread species of
nymphalid butterfly. It is well
known for
polymorphism and mimicry...
-
daughter of King Danaus, and one of the 50
Danaids.
Hypermnestra is most
notable for
being the only
Danaid that betra**** her
father and
refused to kill...
-
Sterope Hyg. Fab. 1st cent. AD
Harpina Diod. Sic. 1st cent. BC
Eurythoe the
Danaid Tzetzes 12th cent. AD
Evenus Sterope Ps.-Plutarch
Demonice Apollod. 1st/2nd...
- most of
which are
found in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. One species, the
Danaid eggfly (H. misippus), is
noted for its
exceptionally wide
distribution across...
