Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Danae

An Argive princess whom Zeus (Jupiter) seduced under the form of a shower of gold, while she was confined in an inaccessible tower. She thus became the mother of Perseus (2 syl.).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Danaides
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