Danaïdes: Difference between revisions
Ὥσπερ αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἡλίου μὴ ὄντος καυστικοῦ, ἀλλ' οὔσης ζωτικῆς καὶ ζωοποιοῦ θέρμης ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀπλήκτου, ὁ ἀὴρ παθητικῶς δέχεται τὸ ἀπ' αὐτοῦ ϕῶς καὶ καυστικῶς· οὕτως οὖν ἁρμονίας οὔσης ἐν αὐτοῖς τινὸς καὶ ἑτέρου εἴδους ϕωνῆς ἡμεῖς παθητικῶς ἀκούομεν → Just as although the Sun itself does not cause burning but has a heat in it that is life-giving, life-engendering, and mild, the air receives light from it by being affected and burned, so also although there is a certain harmony and a different kind of voice in them, we hear it by being affected.
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In Greek mythology, the [[Danaïdes]] (/dəˈneɪ.ɪdiːz/; Greek: [[Δαναΐδες]]), also Danaides or [[Danaids]], were the fifty daughters of [[Danaus]]. In the Metamorphoses, Ovid refers to them as the [[Belides]] after their grandfather [[Belus]]. They were to marry the 50 sons of [[Danaus]]' twin brother Aegyptus, a mythical king of Egypt. In the most common version of the myth, all but one of them killed their husbands on their wedding night, and are condemned to spend eternity carrying water in a sieve or perforated device. In the classical tradition, they came to represent the futility of a repetitive task that can never be completed (see also [[Sisyphus]]). | In Greek mythology, the [[Danaïdes]] (/dəˈneɪ.ɪdiːz/; Greek: [[Δαναΐδες]]), also Danaides or [[Danaids]], were the fifty daughters of [[Danaus]]. In the Metamorphoses, Ovid refers to them as the [[Belides]] after their grandfather [[Belus]]. They were to marry the 50 sons of [[Danaus]]' twin brother Aegyptus, a mythical king of Egypt. In the most common version of the myth, all but one of them killed their husbands on their wedding night, and are condemned to spend eternity carrying water in a sieve or perforated device. In the classical tradition, they came to represent the futility of a repetitive task that can never be completed (see also [[Sisyphus]]). | ||
==Translations== | |||
be: Данаіды; bg: Данаиди; br: Danaidezed; ca: Danaides; co: Danaide; cs: Danaovny; de: Danaide; el: Δαναΐδες; en: Danaïdes; eo: Danaidinoj; es: Danaides; et: Danaiidid; eu: Danaideak; fa: دختران دانائوس; fi: Danaidit; fr: Danaïdes; hr: Danaide; hu: Danaidák; hy: Դանայուհիներ; id: Danaid; it: Danaidi; ja: ダナイデス; ko: 다나오스의 딸들; la: Danaides; lb: Danaïden; nl: Danaïden; nn: Danaider; no: Danaidene; pl: Danaidy; ru: Данаиды; sh: Danaide; sr: Данаиде; sv: Danaiderna; uk: Данаїди; zh: 达那伊得斯 | |||
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Wikipedia EN
In Greek mythology, the Danaïdes (/dəˈneɪ.ɪdiːz/; Greek: Δαναΐδες), also Danaides or Danaids, were the fifty daughters of Danaus. In the Metamorphoses, Ovid refers to them as the Belides after their grandfather Belus. They were to marry the 50 sons of Danaus' twin brother Aegyptus, a mythical king of Egypt. In the most common version of the myth, all but one of them killed their husbands on their wedding night, and are condemned to spend eternity carrying water in a sieve or perforated device. In the classical tradition, they came to represent the futility of a repetitive task that can never be completed (see also Sisyphus).
Translations
be: Данаіды; bg: Данаиди; br: Danaidezed; ca: Danaides; co: Danaide; cs: Danaovny; de: Danaide; el: Δαναΐδες; en: Danaïdes; eo: Danaidinoj; es: Danaides; et: Danaiidid; eu: Danaideak; fa: دختران دانائوس; fi: Danaidit; fr: Danaïdes; hr: Danaide; hu: Danaidák; hy: Դանայուհիներ; id: Danaid; it: Danaidi; ja: ダナイデス; ko: 다나오스의 딸들; la: Danaides; lb: Danaïden; nl: Danaïden; nn: Danaider; no: Danaidene; pl: Danaidy; ru: Данаиды; sh: Danaide; sr: Данаиде; sv: Danaiderna; uk: Данаїди; zh: 达那伊得斯
