Danaus

Family: Argive · Role: king · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 2.1

🌐 Also appears in: Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Danaus)

Life events

• Gelanor surrendered the kingdom of Argos to Danaus, who became its ruler.(Apollodorus, Library 2.1 · 📍 Argos)
  • “Thence he came to Argos and the reigning king Gelanor surrendered the kingdom to him;”
• Danaus's daughters slew their bridegrooms, except Hypermnestra, who spared Lynceus.(Apollodorus, Library 2.1 · 📍 Lerna)
  • With: Hypermnestra Lynceus
  • “and they slew their bridegrooms as they slept, all but Hypermnestra; for she saved Lynceus because he had respected her virginity:”
• Danaus united Hypermnestra and Lynceus in marriage.(Apollodorus, Library 2.1)
  • With: Hypermnestra Lynceus
  • “Danaus afterwards united Hypermnestra to Lynceus;”
• Lynceus succeeded Danaus as ruler of Argos.(Apollodorus, Library 2.2 · 📍 Argos)
  • With: Lynceus
  • “Lynceus reigned over Argos after Danaus”

Apollodorus, Library 2.1

• parent: Belus “by whom he had twin sons, Egyptus and Danaus”
• parent: Anchinoe “by whom he had twin sons, Egyptus and Danaus”
• guardian: Belus “Danaus was settled by Belus in Libya”
• child: Hypermnestra “First, they picked out Hypermnestra as the eldest to be the wife of Lynceus”
• ward: Hypermnestra “wherefore Danaus shut her up and kept her under ward”
• siblings with Egyptus “by whom he had twin sons, Egyptus and Danaus”
• child: Gorgophone “Gorgophone and Hypermnestra were borne to him by Elephantis”
• child: Amymone “the daughters that had been borne to Danaus by Europe , to wit, Automate, Amymone, Agave, and Scaea.”

Apollodorus, Library 2.2

• with Lynceus (Danaus was Lynceus's predecessor.) “Lynceus reigned over Argos after Danaus”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.