Danaus Flashcards
What twin sons of Belus?
Danaus and Aegyptus
Who was the brother of Danaus?
Aegyptus
Who was the brother of Aegyptus?
Danaus
Who was the father of Danaus and Aegyptus?
Belus
Who did Danaus marry?
Libya
Who did Aegyptus marry?
Arabia
Who was Egypt named after?
Aegyptus
What did Danaus think Aegyptus wanted to do by asking to marry their children together?
Aegyptus wanted to kill him so he could have all of Belus’s land to himself
With whose aid did Danaus build a ship?
Athena’s
Where did Danaus sail with his daughters?
Argos
Argos was the homeland of what ancestor of Danaus?
Io
Where did Danaus dedicate a statue of Athena in gratitude for her help?
Lindos
When Danaus arrived at Argos, who was the king?
Gelanor
What occurred the night before Danaus and Gelanor were to be judged as king?
a wolf killed the lead bull of the herds
How did the Argives interpret the wolf eating the lead bull?
Danaus might take similar vengeance if frustrated
Who did the Argives choose as king, Danaus or Gelanor?
Danaus
Who vied for the throne of Agros with Danaus?
Gelanor
What did Danaus order of his daughters?
to kill their husbands
Who disobeyed Danaus?
Hypermnestra
Why didn’t Hypermnestra kill Lynceus?
he had spared her virginity
Who was the eldest of Danaus’s daughters?
Hypermnestra
Which of Aegyptus’s sons was spared?
Lynceus
Where did Hypermnestra help Lynceus to escape to?
Lyrceia
What was the Argive Citadel?
Larisa
How did Lynceus tell Hypermnestra he was still alive?
he lit a fire
How did Danaus get the Argive men to marry his daughters after?
he held a footrace
What was the Danaids’ punishment?
they had to refill leaky buckets endlessly
Who did Danaus dedicate a temple to?
Apollo Lynceius
Which danaid helped gain Poseidon’s favor?
Amymone
Which danaid did Poseidon show the springs at Lerna?
Amymone
Who succeeded Danaus?
Lynceus
Where was Danaus king?
Argos
