Danaids

How there supposedly were fifty sisters called the Danaids who ventured out of the reedy marshes of the Nile delta to bring the gift of water to the most arid region of the Peloponnese.

Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas Robbins, Tom 1994

Pelasgus arrives, threatens the herald, and urges the Danaids to remain within the walls of Argos.

Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009

Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the Danaids praise the Greek gods.

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He refuses pending the decision of the Argive people, who decide in the favor of the Danaids.

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Through envy, those women, the Danaids and Dircæ, being persecuted, after they had suffered terrible and unspeakable torments, finished the course of their faith with steadfastness, and though weak in body, received a noble reward.

The Roman Empire, the Early Christian Martyrs and a Thought about the Martyrology 2009

The play ends with the Danaids retreating into the Argive walls, protected

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The Danaids form the chorus and serve as the protagonists.

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He refuses pending the decision of the Argive people, who decide in the favor of the Danaids.

Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009

Danaus rejoices the outcome, and the Danaids praise the Greek gods.

Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009

Almost immediately, a herald of the Egyptians comes to attempt to force the Danaids to return to their cousins for marriage.

Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009