In Greek mythology, the Danaïdes (/ dəˈneɪ.ɪdiːz /; Greek: Δαναΐδες), also Danaides or Danaids, were the fifty daughters of Danaus, king of Libya. In the Metamorphoses, [1] Ovid refers to …

Danaid is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin, based on the account in the Metamorphoses of Hypermnestra, eldest of the Danaïdes. It was originally conceived as part of his The Gates of …

The Danaids – or the Danaides; also called Belides after their grandfather – were the fifty daughters of Danaus, one of the two twin sons of king Belus of Egypt and the Naiad Anchinoe. …

Adapting a mythological theme – the daughters of Danaos, or Danaïds, were made to fill up a bottomless barrel with water in punishment for killing their husbands on their wedding night – …

Oct 9, 2023 · When Aegyptus wished to arrange a marriage between his fifty sons and Danaus’ fifty daughters, Danaus and the Danaids fled to Argos, their ancestral homeland. In Argos, …

After murdering their husbands on their wedding night, the Danaids were condemned to the endless task of filling leaking vessels with water. Auguste Rodin’s Danaid has collapsed in …

Danaus, in Greek legend, son of Belus, king of Egypt, and twin brother of Aegyptus. Driven out of Egypt by his brother, he fled with his 50 daughters (the Danaïds) to Argos, where he became …

The other often mentioned inmates of Tartarus are the Danaids, 49 daughters of Danaus, but just how the Danaids came to be in Tartarus is not exactly clear. The story of the daughters of …

Rodin's 'Danaid' is an adaption of the Greek myth of the 50 daughters of King Danaos of Argos, the Danaids. To reconcile with his brother Danaos, Aegyptos, father of 50 sons, proposed his …

The DANAIDS are the 50 daughters of Danaus 1 who married the sons of Aegyptus 1, and murdered their husbands (except one) on their wedding night. For having been seduced by …