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Danʹaë

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An Argive princess whom Zeus (Jupiter) seduced under the form of a shower of gold, while she was confined in an inaccessible tower. She thus became the mother of Perseus (2 syl.).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Damoclēs Sword
Damon and Musidora
Damon and Pythias
Damper (A)
Damsel
Damson
Damyan
Dan
Dan Tucker
Danace
Danaë
Danaides
Danaos
Danaw
Dance
Dance (Pyrrhic)
Dance of Death
Dances
Dances
Dancing-water (The)
Dandelion

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Danaë