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τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior
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|lshtext=<b>Dănăē</b>: ēs, f., [[Δανάη]] | |lshtext=<b>Dănăē</b>: ēs, f., [[Δανάη]],<br /><b>I</b> [[daughter]] of [[Acrisius]], and [[mother]] of [[Perseus]] by [[Zeus]], [[who]] visited her in the form of a [[shower]] of [[gold]], [[when]] she [[was]] [[shut]] up in a [[tower]] by her [[father]], Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 37; Hor. Od. 3, 16, 1 sq.; Serv. Verg. A. 7, 372; Hyg. Fab. 63; Lact. 1, 11, 18; Prop. 2, 20, 12 (3, 13, 12 M.); 2, 32, 59 (3, 30, 59 M.); Ov. Met. 4, 610; id. Tr. 2, 401; Verg. A. 7, 410 al.—Hence,<br /><b>II</b> Dănăēĭus, a, um, adj., Δαναήϊος, pertaining to [[Danae]], descended from [[Danae]]: [[heros]], i. e. [[Perseus]], Ov. M. 5, 1; called also [[volucer]] Danaeius, Stat. Th. 10, 892; [[Persis]] (so named [[after]] [[Perses]], the [[son]] of [[Perseus]], and [[ancestor]] of the Persians), Ov. A. A. 1, 225. | ||
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Revision as of 09:29, 13 August 2017
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Δανάη, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Dănăē: ēs, f., Δανάη,
I daughter of Acrisius, and mother of Perseus by Zeus, who visited her in the form of a shower of gold, when she was shut up in a tower by her father, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 37; Hor. Od. 3, 16, 1 sq.; Serv. Verg. A. 7, 372; Hyg. Fab. 63; Lact. 1, 11, 18; Prop. 2, 20, 12 (3, 13, 12 M.); 2, 32, 59 (3, 30, 59 M.); Ov. Met. 4, 610; id. Tr. 2, 401; Verg. A. 7, 410 al.—Hence,
II Dănăēĭus, a, um, adj., Δαναήϊος, pertaining to Danae, descended from Danae: heros, i. e. Perseus, Ov. M. 5, 1; called also volucer Danaeius, Stat. Th. 10, 892; Persis (so named after Perses, the son of Perseus, and ancestor of the Persians), Ov. A. A. 1, 225.
