ID: 901000215 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000215	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Story of the Danaids (Greek narratives)

Note: In Greek legend, son of Belus, king of Egypt, and twin brother of Aegyptus. Driven out of Egypt by his brother, he fled with his 50 daughters (the Danaïds) to Argos, where he became king. Soon thereafter the 50 sons of Aegyptus arrived in Argos, and Danaus was forced to consent to their marriage with his daughters. Danaus, however, commanded each daughter to slay her husband on the marriage night. They all obeyed except Hypermestra, who spared Lynceus.

Names:

	Story of the Danaids (Greek narratives) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek narratives> (P)
		............Story of the Danaids (Greek narratives) (I)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Hypermnestra
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Hypermnestra (Greek character)) [901000281]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legend (literary genre)
	.....(folk tales, genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Story of the Danaids (Greek narratives)
	................Grant and Hazel, Who's Who in Classical Mythology (1993)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95B(Danaids) (story of) the Danaids

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Danaus," accessed 17 July 2017