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In Greek mythology, Danaus (/ˈdæneɪ.əs/; Ancient Greek: Δαναός Danaós) may refer to the following individuals:

• Danaus, king of Libya and father of the Danaides.
• Danaus, a soldier in the army of the Seven Against Thebes.
• Danaus, father of Argus, one of the Argonauts and builder of the Argo. Otherwise, his son was called the child of Arestor or of Polybus and Argia.
• Danaus, father of Phocus who was counted among the Achaean Leaders.

Notes

1. "Danaos". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
2. Apollodorus, 2.1.5
3. Statius, Thebaid 10.315
4. Hyginus, Fabulae 14.5
5. Apollonius of Rhodes, 1.112
6. Hyginus, Fabulae 14
7. Hyginus, Fabulae 97

References

• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid. Vol I-II. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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• Characters in Greek mythology