In Greek mythology, the Danaïdes (/dəˈneɪ.ɪdiːz/; Greek: Δαναΐδες), also Danaides or Danaids, were the fifty daughters of Danaus, king of Libya. In the...
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Danaus (redirect from The Danaides)
Ethiopia and Phineus, betrothed of Andromeda. Danaus had fifty daughters, the Danaides, twelve of whom were born to the naiad Polyxo; six to Pieria; two to Elephantis;...
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The Suppliants (Aeschylus) (redirect from The Danaides (Aeschylus))
(also called Aigyptioi), and The Daughters of Danaus (also called The Danaïdes or The Danaids), and the satyr play Amymone. It was long thought to be...
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city, killing all fifty of the Danaïdes except Hypermnestra and burning the palace to the ground. Act V The Danaïdes are sent to Hades where their father...
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who was the twin brother of Danaus, father of fifty daughters called Danaïdes. He had forty-nine siblings and out of them had five full brothers namely...
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Danaid (Rodin) (redirect from The Danaide)
based on the account in the Metamorphoses of Hypermnestra, eldest of the Danaïdes. It was originally conceived as part of his The Gates of Hell but was not...
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Salieri traveled abroad to fulfill an important commission. The opera Les Danaïdes (The Danaids) is a five-act tragédie lyrique. The plot was based on an...
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of the fifty daughters of Aegyptus' twin brother, Danaus, eponym of the Danaïdes. A scholium on a line in Euripides, Hecuba 886, reverses these origins...
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Fortunate Isles Land of dreams Lethe Phlegethon Styx Tartarus Prisoners Arke Danaïdes Ixion Ocnus Salmoneus Sisyphus Tantalus Titans Tityus Visitors Aeneas Dionysus...
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Fortunate Isles Land of dreams Lethe Phlegethon Styx Tartarus Prisoners Arke Danaïdes Ixion Ocnus Salmoneus Sisyphus Tantalus Titans Tityus Visitors Aeneas Dionysus...
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