Suppliant Maidens Flashcards
1
Q
Who is the author?
A
Aeschylus
2
Q
Who are the important characters?
A
- Danaus
- The daughter’s of Danaus called the Danaids
- The sons of Egyptus
- Pelasgus (King of Argos)
3
Q
What is the plot of the story?
A
- Danaus has fifty daughters
- Danaus’ brother, Egyptus, has fifty sons
- Egyptus forces Danaus’ fifty daughters to marry his fifty sons
- Danaids flee Egypt to Argos, where Io is from
- Pelasgus asks his people if he can accept the refugees
- Danaids claim they are descendants of Io, though they look different
- Pelasgus cannot completely stop the marriage from taking place
- Danaus says he has to give his daughters over to the cousins
Danaus’ Plan - Tells his daughters to get their husbands drunk and kill them on their wedding night
- 49 of the daughters kill their husbands, all but Hypermnestra