Danaides

American  

[duh-ney-i-deez] / dəˈneɪ ɪˌdiz /

Also Danaidae

plural noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the 50 daughters of Danaus, 49 of whom were condemned to pour water forever into a leaky vessel for having murdered their husbands.

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Danaides British  

/ ˌdænɪˈɪdɪən, dəˈneɪɪˌdiːz, ˌdænɪəˈdiːən /

plural noun

1. the fifty daughters of Danaüs. All but Hypermnestra murdered their bridegrooms and were punished in Hades by having to pour water perpetually into a jar with a hole in the bottom

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Danaidean
  adjective

Example Sentences

The fifty daughters of Danaus, known as "the Danaides," were punished in Hades for their crime by being compelled everlastingly to pour water into a sieve.

From The History of the Ten "Lost" Tribes Anglo-Israelism Examined by Baron, David

Nevertheless, for three consecutive hours, I witness this strange sight: the Bee, full of active zeal for the task in hand, omits to plug this vessel of the Danaides.

From The Mason-Bees by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

And in the Danaides he says— Osmulia, mœnidea, and cuttle-fish.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

King of Argos; father of the fifty Danaides, 166.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

It needed not only the energy of an American, but the tongue of a Dane and the perserverance of Danaides.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)