Danaides (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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.
pl n singular Danaid Greek myth
  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
Danaides (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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