Danae

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Menander, Monostichoi, 166

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.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Dănăē,¹² es, f. (Δανάη), Danaé [mère de Persée] : Virg. En. 7, 372 || -ēĭus, a, um, de Danaé : Ov. M. 5, 1.

Latin > German (Georges)

Danaē, ēs, f. (Δανάη), Tochter des Akrisius, Mutter des Perseus von Jupiter, der der vom Vater in einem Turme Eingesperrten als goldener Regen in den Schoß fiel, Hor. carm. 3, 16, 1 sqq. Ov. met. 4, 608 sqq. Hyg. fab. 63. Lact. 1, 11, 18: Perseus, Iovis filius et Danaēs, Amm. 14, 8, 3. – Nbf. a) Danaa, nach Prisc. inst. 5, 3 u. de accent. § 17. p. 522, 21. – b) Danais, idis, Tert. apol. 21. p. 198, 1 Oehl. – Nach italischer Sage kam Danaë nach Italien, baute Ardea, vermählte sich mit Pilumnus u. gebar ihm den Daunus, den Stammvater des Turnus, Verg. Aen. 7, 410 (vgl. 372). – Dav. Danaēius, a, um, danaëisch, heros, Perseus, Ov.: Persis (so gen. nach Perses, dem Sohne des Perseus und Stammvater der Perser), Ov.