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Danae

Dan a e |ˈdanəˌē ˈdænei |Greek Mythology the daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos. An oracle foretold that she would bear a son who would kill her father. Attempting to evade this, Acrisius imprisoned her, but Zeus visited her in the form of a shower of gold and she conceived Perseus, who killed Acrisius by accident.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Danae

Danae |ˈdaneɪiː |Greek Mythology the daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos. An oracle foretold that she would bear a son who would kill her father. Attempting to evade this Acrisius imprisoned her, but Zeus visited her in the form of a shower of gold and she conceived Perseus, who killed Acrisius by accident.

 

Duden Dictionary

Danae

Da nae Eigenname |D a nae …nae |Mutter des Perseus

 

Danaergeschenk

Da na er ge schenk Substantiv, Neutrum bildungssprachlich , das |D a naergeschenk |nach lateinisch Danaum fatale munus = verhängnisvolles Geschenk der Danaer (nach Seneca ); Danaer < griechisch Danaoí = bei Homer Bezeichnung der Griechen; bei dem Geschenk handelt es sich um das den Trojanern von den Griechen überlassene Trojanische Pferd etwas, was sich für den, der es als Geschenk o. Ä. bekommt, als unheilvoll, Schaden stiftend erweist; Unheil bringende Gabe

 

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