Danaus
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Danaus is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the king of Libya and father of the Danaids, whose story is central to the legend of the fifty daughters who slew their husbands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danaus canonical | 8 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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mythological king ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Heracles (through Perseus)
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Perseus (through Abas and Acrisius) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Aeschylus' play "The Suppliants" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argive royal lineage
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Argos NERFINISHED ⓘ river-god Nilus (as father-in-law in some genealogies) NERFINISHED ⓘ water and wells in Argos (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Aeschylean tragedy
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Kings in Greek mythology ⓘ Mythological ancestors of heroes ⓘ |
| child |
Hypermnestra
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Lynceus (in some traditions as son-in-law rather than son) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfRule | Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Aegyptus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Argive (in Greek tradition) ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Danaids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledFrom | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf |
Abas
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Acrisius NERFINISHED ⓘ Proetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegend | foundation or reorganization of Argive institutions (in some accounts) ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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Hyginus' Fabulae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias' Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedTo | Argos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
flight from Aegyptus with his fifty daughters
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marriage of his daughters to the fifty sons of Aegyptus ⓘ slaying of the sons of Aegyptus by the Danaids ⓘ |
| notableWork | myth of the Danaids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 50 daughters ⓘ |
| ordered | murder of the sons of Aegyptus ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Libya ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sibling | Aegyptus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Europe (daughter of Nilus)
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Melia (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | king of Argos (in later tradition) ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.