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👤 Danaos

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Information
father of the Danaids
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210883
Trismegistos
https://www.trismegistos.org/name/2690
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/wMKe_7DxTLuKLqF5cok9EwJ
Gender
Male
Birth
Has a twin
Experiences
Involved in athletic competition
Death
Death is narrated
Son of
👤 Belos (Egyptian)👤 Anchinoe
Descendant of
👤 Io
Father of
👤 Amymone👤 Hypermnestra (Danaid)👤 Gorgophone (Danaid)👤 Automate👤 Agaue (Danaid)👤 Scaia👤 Hippodameia (Danaid)👤 Rhodeia (Danaid)👤 Cleopatra (Danaid II)👤 Asteria (Danaid)👤 Hippothoe (Danaid)👤 Glauce (Danaid)👤 Hippomedousa👤 Gorge (Danaid)👤 Iphimedousa👤 Rhode (Danaid)👤 Peirene (Danaid)👤 Dorion (Danaid)👤 Phartis👤 Mnestra👤 Euippe (Danaid I)👤 Anaxibia (Danaid)👤 Nelo👤 Cleite (Danaid)👤 Sthenele (Danaid)👤 Chrysippe (Danaid)👤 Autonoe (Danaid)👤 Theano (Danaid)👤 Electra (Danaid)👤 Cleopatra (Danaid I)👤 Eurydice (Danaid)👤 Glaucippe👤 Antheleia👤 Cleodora (Danaid)👤 Euippe (Danaid II)👤 Erato (Danaid)👤 Stygne👤 Bryce👤 Actaia (Danaid)👤 Podarce👤 Dioxippe👤 Adite👤 Ocypete (Danaid)👤 Pylarge👤 Hippodice👤 Adiante👤 Callidice (Danaid)👤 Oime👤 Celaino (Danaid)👤 Hyperippe (Danaid)👤 Phylodameia👤 Side (Danaid)👤 Physadeia👤 Hippe (Danaid)👥 the Danaids👤 Cameiro (Danaid)👤 Ialyse (Danaid)👤 Linde (Danaid)👤 Helice (Danaid)👤 Archedice (Danaid)👤 Polydore (Danaid)👥 the Three Danaids
Twin of
👤 Aigyptos (eponym)
Has children with
👤 Elephantis👤 Europe (Argive)👤 Atalanteia👤 Phoibe (Argive)👤 Ethiopian consort of Danaos (name unknown)👤 Memphis (Argive)👤 Polyxo (Argive)👤 Pieria (Argive)👤 Herse (Argive)👤 Crino (Argive)
Founder of
🌍 Larisa (Argos)
Settles in
🌍 Libya (North Africa)🌍 Argos (city)
Ruler of
🌍 Argos (city)🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)🌍 Mideia (Argolid)🌍 the Sanctuary of Argive Hera (Argolid)
Creates
🏺 the Ship of Danaos🏛️ the Temple of Apollo Lycios at Argos🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo Lycios at Argos🌍 the Sacred Grove near Mount Potinos (Argolid)🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Lindia at Lindos
Holds games at
🌍 Argos (city)
Killed by
👤 Lynceus (Aigyptid)
Buried at
🏛️ the Tomb of Danaos (Argos)
Related entities
👤 Anchinoe👤 Aigyptos (eponym)👤 Belos (Egyptian)🌍 Egypt🌍 Libya (North Africa)👤 Athena🏺 the Ship of Danaos👥 the Sons of Aigyptos👥 the Danaids🌍 Argos (city)🌍 Rhodes (island)🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Lindia at Lindos🏺 the Statue of Athena Lindia👤 Gelanor👤 Amymone👤 Elephantis👤 Gorgophone (Danaid)👤 Hypermnestra (Danaid)👤 Agaue (Danaid)👤 Automate👤 Europe (Argive)👤 Scaia👤 Asteria (Danaid)👤 Atalanteia👤 Cleopatra (Danaid II)👤 Glauce (Danaid)👤 Gorge (Danaid)👤 Hippodameia (Danaid)👤 Hippomedousa👤 Hippothoe (Danaid)👤 Iphimedousa👤 Rhode (Danaid)👤 Rhodeia (Danaid)👤 Phoibe (Argive)👤 Anaxibia (Danaid)👤 Dorion (Danaid)👤 Euippe (Danaid I)👤 Peirene (Danaid)👤 Phartis👤 Mnestra👤 Nelo👤 Ethiopian consort of Danaos (name unknown)👤 Chrysippe (Danaid)👤 Cleite (Danaid)👤 Memphis (Argive)👤 Sthenele (Danaid)👤 Antheleia👤 Autonoe (Danaid)👤 Bryce👤 Cleodora (Danaid)👤 Electra (Danaid)👤 Erato (Danaid)👤 Euippe (Danaid II)👤 Eurydice (Danaid)👤 Glaucippe👤 Polyxo (Argive)👤 Stygne👤 Theano (Danaid)👤 Cleopatra (Danaid I)👤 Actaia (Danaid)👤 Adite👤 Dioxippe👤 Pieria (Argive)👤 Podarce👤 Pylarge👤 Ocypete (Danaid)👤 Adiante👤 Herse (Argive)👤 Hippodice👤 Callidice (Danaid)👤 Celaino (Danaid)👤 Crino (Argive)👤 Oime👤 Hyperippe (Danaid)👤 Lynceus (Aigyptid)👤 Phylodameia🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese)👤 Side (Danaid)🌍 Lyrceia (Argolid)🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)🌍 Mideia (Argolid)🌍 the Sanctuary of Argive Hera (Argolid)🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo Lycios at Argos👤 Apollo🏺 the Wooden Statue of Zeus (Argive)🏺 the Wooden Statue of Artemis (Argive)🏺 the Relief Sculpture of Artemis🏺 the Pillars of Danaos (Argos)🌍 Lerna (Argolid)🌍 Apobathmoi (Argolid)🌍 the Sacred Grove near Mount Potinos (Argolid)🌍 Phthia (Thessaly)👤 Archandros👤 Architeles (s. of Achaios)👤 Heracles👤 Perseus (Argive)🌍 Aroe (Achaia)🏛️ the Temple of Apollo Lycios at Argos👤 Artemis🌍 the Place of Judgement (Argos)👤 Physadeia👤 Io👤 Inachos (river god)👤 Proitos (Argive)👤 Nile (river god)👤 Aigyptos (Aigyptid)🌍 Spring and River Amymone (Argolid)👤 Hippe (Danaid)🌍 Lindos (Rhodes)🌍 the Peloponnese🌍 Larisa (Argos)👥 the Pelasgians👤 Cameiro (Danaid)👤 Ialyse (Danaid)👤 Linde (Danaid)👤 Helice (Danaid)👤 Archedice (Danaid)👥 the Three Danaids👤 Erichthonios (Athenian)👤 Polydore (Danaid)🌍 River Nile (Egypt)🏛️ the Throne of Danaos (Argos)🏛️ the Tomb of Danaos (Argos)🏛️ the Well of Danaos (Argos)
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.1.4📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.1.5📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.2.1📖 Pausanias 4.30.2-4.30.3📖 Pausanias 4.35.2📖 Pausanias 3.22.11-3.22.13📖 Pausanias 3.12.1-3.12.2📖 Pausanias 2.25.4-2.25.5📖 Pausanias 2.16.1-2.16.2📖 Pausanias 2.19.3-2.19.5📖 Pausanias 2.19.6📖 Pausanias 2.19.7📖 Pausanias 2.24.2📖 Pausanias 2.38.4📖 Pausanias 2.37.1-2.37.3📖 Pausanias 7.1.6📖 Pausanias 10.10.5📖 Pausanias 7.21.13📖 Pausanias 7.22.5📖 Pausanias 2.19.3-2.19.7📖 Pausanias 2.20.7📖 Pausanias 2.21.1📖 Pausanias 7.1.6-7.1.7📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 113-146📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 452-495📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 8.1-8.3 MacLeod📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Athena 33-56📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 54 Harder📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 54a Harder📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 66 Harder📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 100 Harder📖 Lucian, The Dance 44📖 Pindar, Pythian 9 103-125📖 Pindar, Nemean 10 1-18📖 Diodoros, Library 1.28.1-1.28.3📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 4.171📖 Diodoros, Library 5.58.1-5.58.5📖 Ovid, Ibis 355-356📖 Strabo 7.7.1📖 Strabo 8.6.9📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.42📖 Strabo 10.2.15-10.2.17📖 Strabo 14.2.6-14.2.11📖 Strabo 1.2.15📖 Strabo 5.2.3-5.2.4⚒️ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 32📖 Diodoros, Library 1.38.1-1.38.12📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.195📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.206📖 Ovid, Heroides 14
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasEuripides, Suppliant WomenEuripides, Phoenician WomenLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsCallimachus, Hymn to AthenaCallimachus, AetiaLucian, The DancePindar, Pythian 9Pindar, Nemean 10Diodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadOvid, IbisStraboAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
Reported to be mentioned in text
Zeno of RhodesEuripidesApollodoros, LibraryPolybios, HistoriesNicander
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Zeno of Rhodes BNJ 523 fr. 1📖 Euripides fr. 228 Collard-Cropp📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.1.4📖 Polybios, Histories 34.2.4-34.4.8📖 Nicander fr. 41 Gow-Scholfield
Depictions
🏺 the Relief Sculpture of Artemis
Reported depictions
🎨 Statue Group dedicated by Argos at Delphi (Not Extant)
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Egypt
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