Danaus

[dan-ey-uhs]

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night.

Danaüs

/ ˈdænɪəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Argos who told his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to kill their bridegrooms on their wedding night