danaidean
ɪˌdiz plural noun Classical Mythology.
the 50 daughters of Danaus, 49 of whom were condemned to pour water forever into a leaky vessel for having murdered their husbands.
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| —pl n , sing Danaid | |
| the fifty daughters of Danaüs. All but Hypermnestra murdered their bridegrooms and were punished in Hades by having to pour water perpetually into a jar with a hole in the bottom | |
| Danaidean | |
| —adj | |
| Danaides (dəˈneɪɪˌdiːz) | |
| —pl n , sing Danaid | |
| the fifty daughters of Danaüs. All but Hypermnestra murdered their bridegrooms and were punished in Hades by having to pour water perpetually into a jar with a hole in the bottom | |
| Danaidean | |
| —adj | |
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