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.

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House of Danaus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological lineage
mythological royal house
afterlifePunishmentOfMembers carrying water in leaking vessels
associatedDeityOrFigure Poseidon
Zeus
associatedWithCity Argos
connectedTo House of Aegyptus
linked to: House of Tantalus
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culturalInfluence inspiration for later literary and artistic works
subject of ancient Greek tragedy
famousFor crime of the Danaides
punishment of the Danaides in Hades
hasFemaleLine Danaides
linked to: Danaids
hasMember Danaides
linked to: Danaids

Danaus
Hypermnestra
Lynceus
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
familial crime and punishment
marriage and betrayal
hasProgenitor Danaus
mythologicalSource Aeschylus’ play "The Suppliants"
Apollodorus’ "Bibliotheca"
Pausanias’ "Description of Greece"
namedAfter Danaus
numberOfDaughters 50
region Argolis
roleInMythology royal house of Argos

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The Danaides hasMythologicalContext House of Danaus
Egyptus associatedWith House of Danaus