Danaus

[ dan-ey-uh s ]

/ ˈdæn eɪ əs /

a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night.

Compare Danaides.

Example sentences from the Web for danaus

The reader will remember that Danaus and gyptus were brothers, and descendants of Argive Io.

Ancient Society |Lewis Henry Morgan
It is said, that Danaus was a native of the city Chemmis; from whence he made his expedition to Greece.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. |Jacob Bryant
Danaus cautions his Daughters very handsomly in point of Behaviour.

A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage |Jeremy Collier
After his descendants had reigned for some generations, the throne was seized by Danaus.

The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 |Alexander Pope

Argos was of old called Hippeion; not from the animal Ἱππος, but απο Ἱππης του Δαναου, from Hippa the daughter of Danaus.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) |Jacob Bryant

Danaüs

/ (ˈdænɪəs) /

Greek myth a king of Argos who told his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to kill their bridegrooms on their wedding night