Danaë

American  

[dan-uh-ee] / ˈdæn əˌi /

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

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Danaë British  

/ ˈdæneɪˌiː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Danaän
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Danaë

He pointed to a contemporary description of The Danaë at the Alcázar in 1626, when only one picture of this subject attributed to Titian was in the Spanish royal collection.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2019

Later it gave no explanation, apart from the owner having decided against selling "Danaë," painted when the Austrian artist was just 19, at this time.

From Reuters ● May 17, 2017

"Danaë," the pagan delight, is the most dramatic of the three — a full-throated stylistic homage to the inventive genius of Caravaggio, eight years Gentileschi's junior and a close friend in Rome.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2016

Of the 59 works on view, about half of which are from the medieval period, the Danaë painting is one of only two that does not picture a Christian theme.

From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2010

King Acrisius of Argos had only one child, a daughter, Danaë.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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