Δανάη

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Δανάη is the Greek form of the name Danaë, best known from Greek mythology as the mother of Perseus.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Δανάη canonical 2
Danaë (niece) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek feminine given name ⓘ
character in Greek mythology ⓘ
given name ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
associatedWith Argos ⓘ
associatedWithMyth Perseus and Medusa cycle ⓘ
linked to: Perseus cycle

birth of Perseus ⓘ
prophecy and attempted infanticide ⓘ
category Greek feminine given names ⓘ
feminine given names in mythology ⓘ
child Perseus ⓘ
conceptionMyth Zeus visited her as a shower of gold ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
father Acrisius ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
feminine ⓘ
grandfatherOf Electryon ⓘ
hasMeaningInMythologicalContext mother of Perseus ⓘ
hasMythologicalUsage yes ⓘ
impregnatedBy Zeus ⓘ
imprisonedBy Acrisius ⓘ
imprisonmentLocation bronze chamber ⓘ
imprisonmentReason prophecy that her son would kill Acrisius ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Greek language ⓘ
motherOf Perseus ⓘ
mythologicalTheme divine seduction ⓘ
fate and prophecy ⓘ
persecution of mother and child ⓘ
notableArtDepictionBy Rembrandt ⓘ
linked to: Rembrandt van Rijn
notableArtDepictionBy Titian ⓘ
notableBearerInMythology Danaë ⓘ
pursuedBy Polydectes ⓘ
representedIn Baroque painting ⓘ
Renaissance painting ⓘ
ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ
classical sculpture ⓘ
rescuedBy Dictys ⓘ
rescueLocation island of Seriphos ⓘ
setAdriftIn wooden chest ⓘ
setAdriftWith Perseus ⓘ
transliteration Danae ⓘ
linked to: Danaë

Danaë ⓘ
usedIn modern Greek-speaking countries ⓘ
writingSystem Greek alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Danaë → nameInGreek → Δανάη ⓘ
King Proetus → notableRelative → Danaë (niece) ⓘ
linked to: Δανάη