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Danaides
n.
(Greek Mythology) the general name for the 50 daughters of Danaus
Daughters of Danaus
In
Greek mythology, the
Daughters of Danaus (; ), also
Danaids,
Danaides or
Danaïdes, were the fifty daughters of
Danaus. They were to marry the fifty sons of Danaus's twin brother
Aegyptus, a mythical king of
Egypt. In the most common version of the myth, all but one of them killed their husbands on their wedding night, and are condemned to spend eternity carrying water in a sieve or perforated device. In the
classical tradition, they come to represent the futility of a repetitive task that can never be completed (see also
Sisyphus).
Danaïdes
n.
Danaides, the general name for the 50 daughters of Danaus (Greek Mythology)
Danaides
[Greek] The fifty daughters of Danaus. He fled with his daughters in fear of his twin brother Aegyptus, but the fifty sons of Aegyptos followed them to Argos and forced Danaus to give them his daughters in marriage. At their father's behest they murdered their husbands at their wedding night. The only one who spared her husband was Hypermnestra. In Hades, the girls were condemned eternally to pour water in a vessel with holes in its bottom.
Danaides
s.
danaider, (gresk mytologi) generelt navn på Danaos' 50 døtre
