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    ancient epic tradition at least four times of which we have traces: in the Danais, in the Phoronis—Phoroneus founded the cult of Hera, according to Hyginus'...
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    son of Pelops, king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus, and the nymph Axioche or Danais. According to Pseudo-Plutarch, of all his children Pelops loved Chrysippus...
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  • Danaus (redirect from Danai)
    2.182 Dowden, The Uses of Greek Mythology 1992:64 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), Apobathmi Danais is also a genus of butterfly, lepidopterists...
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  • Egyptian prince and one of the sons of Aegyptus. He married the Danaid Danais and was killed by her during their wedding night. Apollodorus, Epitome 2...
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  • (Άξιόχη) was a nymph in Greek mythology. She was the mother of Chrysippus by Pelops. Elsewhere she is referred to as "Danais". Scholia on Euripides, Orestes...
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  • Danais (Ancient Greek: Δαναΐς) refers to a lost ancient Greek epic written by one of the cyclic poets. The Danaid tetralogy of Aeschylus undoubtedly draws...
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    nymphs). Nymphs are often featured in classic works of art, literature, mythology, and fiction. Since the Middle Ages, nymphs have been sometimes popularly...
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    Pelops (category Anatolian characters in Greek mythology)
    called the mother of Myton by Poseidon. By the nymph Axioche (Ἀξιόχη) or Danais or Astyoche, Pelops was father of Chrysippus. The latter was also called...
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    Antiope (mother of Amphion) (category Princesses in Greek mythology)
    of Io was told in the ancient epic tradition at least four times: in the Danais, in the Phoronis in Aigimios of Hesiod, and in an Oxyrhynchus papyrus fragment...
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    Danaïdes (category Princesses in Greek mythology)
    in the spellings. It can be observed that the names Armoaste and Danaes (Danais) were an addition to complete the list, while Scea (Scaea) and Autonomes...
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