Aegyptus

/ iːˈdʒɪptəs /

noun

Greek myth a king of Egypt and twin brother of Danaüs

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DANAUS, in Greek legend, son of Belus, king of Egypt, and twin-brother of Aegyptus.

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The murder of the sons of Aegyptus by their wives is supposed to represent the drying up of the rivers and springs of Argolis in summer by the agency of the nymphs.

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In the meantime the fifty sons of Aegyptus arrived in Argos, and Danaus was obliged to consent to their marriage with his daughters.

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These being married to the fifty Sons of their Uncle AEgyptus, every one, by her Father's Command, slew her husband on the first Night, save only Hypermnestra.

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The story referred to is that of the fifty daughters of Danaus, who were married to the fifty sons of Aegyptus, their cousins.

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Aegyptopithecus Ælfric

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