House of Danaus
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The House of Danaus is the mythological royal lineage of King Danaus of Argos, infamous in Greek legend for the crime and punishment of his fifty daughters, the Danaides.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological lineage
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mythological royal house ⓘ |
| afterlifePunishmentOfMembers | carrying water in leaking vessels ⓘ |
| associatedDeityOrFigure |
Poseidon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Argos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | House of Aegyptus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culturalInfluence |
inspiration for later literary and artistic works
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subject of ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| famousFor |
crime of the Danaides
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punishment of the Danaides in Hades ⓘ |
| hasFemaleLine | Danaides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Danaides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hypermnestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynceus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalEvent | mass murder of the sons of Aegyptus ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalMotive |
flight from Egypt to Argos
ⓘ
forced marriage of the Danaides ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTheme |
eternal punishment in the underworld
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familial crime and punishment ⓘ marriage and betrayal ⓘ |
| hasProgenitor | Danaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalSource |
Aeschylus’ play "The Suppliants"
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Apollodorus’ "Bibliotheca" NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias’ "Description of Greece" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Danaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDaughters | 50 ⓘ |
| region | Argolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | royal house of Argos ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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