Danaus (mythology) explained

In Greek mythology, Danaus (;^[1] grc|Δαναός Danaós) may refer to the following individuals:

• Danaus, king of Libya and father of the Danaides.^[2]
• Danaus, a soldier in the army of the Seven Against Thebes.^[3]
• Danaus, father of Argus, one of the Argonauts and builder of the Argo.^[4] Otherwise, his son was called the child of Arestor^[5] or of Polybus and Argia.^[6]
• Danaus, father of Phocus who was counted among the Achaean Leaders.^[7]

Notes

1. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/danaus?s=t "Danaos"
2. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
3. [Statius]
4. [Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]
5. [Apollonius of Rhodes]
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. . 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.