Danais (mythology)
Women in Greek mythology
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In Greek mythology, Danais (Ancient Greek: Δαναΐς, romanized: Danaḯs) can refer to the following female figures:
- Danais, a nymph lover of Pelops who bore him a son, Chrysippus. As Pelops was already married to Hippodamia at the time, their son was illegitimate, but raised alongside his legitimate half-brothers.[1]
- Danais (or Cressa), a Cretan nymph who bore the Curetes to the god Apollo.[2]
- Danais, the singular form of Danaïdes, the fifty daughters of Danaus by various women.
