Danaides

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Da·na·i·des

also Da·na·ï·des (də-nā′ĭ-dēz′)

pl.n. Greek Mythology

The daughters of Danaus, who at their father's command murdered their bridegrooms on their wedding night and were condemned in Hades to pour water eternally into a leaky vessel.

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Danaides

(dəˈneɪɪˌdiːz)

pl n, sing Danaid

(Classical Myth & Legend) the fifty daughters of Danaüs. All but Hypermnestra murdered their bridegrooms and were punished in Hades by having to pour water perpetually into a jar with a hole in the bottom

Danaidean adj

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Miss Ophelia, in a few days, thoroughly reformed every department of the house to a systematic pattern; but her labors in all departments that depended on the cooperation of servants were like those of Sisyphus or the Danaides. In despair, she one day appealed to St.

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