Danaë

[ dan-uh-ee ]

/ ˈdæn əˌi /

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noun Classical Mythology.

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Danaë

Dan·a·än

[dan-ee-uhn], /ˈdæn i ən/, adjective

Words nearby Danaë

damson, damson cheese, damyankee, dan, Dana, Danaë, Danai, Danaides, danaite, Danakil, Danang

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How to use Danaë in a sentence

And the vagrant we saw just now, on whom you bestowed a golden shower of remembrance as Father Zeus endowed the fair Danae?
Complete Short Works|Georg Ebers
Perseus himself, the son of Danae, was at full stretch, like one who hurries and shudders with horror.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod
Danae, conquered by Zeus in the shape of a shower of golden rain, gave birth to Perseus.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
The father of Danae ενειρξας αυτην εις την Κιβωτον μετα του ΠΑΙΔΟΣ καθηκεν εις το πελαγος.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

He then proceeds to elucidate the story of Danae as signifying that women have been and will be overcome by money.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark

British Dictionary definitions for Danaë

Danaë

/ (ˈdæneɪˌiː) /

noun

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

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