Danaë

[dan-uh-ee]

noun Classical Mythology.

a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.

Related formsDan·a·än

[dan-ee-uh n] /ˈdæn i ən/, adjective

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Historical Examples of danaan

Let no Danaan think ill of me if I give place to Hector, for the hand of heaven is with him.
The Iliad
Homer
The Danaan name is with Homer a standing appellation of the Greeks.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3
W. E. Gladstone
The Danaan folk welcomed him as he came among them, and asked him of his name and his business among them.
The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland
T. W. Rolleston
For they looked that Midir should come with a great host of the Danaan folk to carry off the Queen.
The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland
T. W. Rolleston
He says Achan or Danaan heroes, but never joins the names to the simple predicate men.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3
W. E. Gladstone

British Dictionary definitions for danaan

Danaë

noun

Greek myth the mother of Perseus by Zeus, who came to her in prison as a shower of gold

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