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Danaë
[ dan-uh-ee ]
noun
- a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
Danaë
/ ˈdæneɪˌiː /
noun
- Greek myth the mother of Perseus by Zeus, who came to her in prison as a shower of gold
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- Dan·a·än [dan, -ee-, uh, n], adjective
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Example Sentences
And the vagrant we saw just now, on whom you bestowed a golden shower of remembrance as Father Zeus endowed the fair Danae?
Perseus himself, the son of Danae, was at full stretch, like one who hurries and shudders with horror.
Danae, conquered by Zeus in the shape of a shower of golden rain, gave birth to Perseus.
The father of Danae ενειρξας αυτην εις την Κιβωτον μετα του ΠΑΙΔΟΣ καθηκεν εις το πελαγος.
He then proceeds to elucidate the story of Danae as signifying that women have been and will be overcome by money.
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