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Definition of Danaus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Danaidae, Family Danaidae
Member holonyms: Danaus Plexippus, Milkweed Butterfly, Monarch, Monarch Butterfly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Danaus
Literary usage of Danaus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Order Lepidoptera by William Forsell Kirby (1896)
"Danaus, Linn., Syst. Nat. (ed. x.), pp. 458, 468 (1758). ... naming most of the
species of the two groups after the sons and daughters of Danaus. ..."
2. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1849)
"According to the story in Herodotus, a temple of Athena was built at Lindus bv
tile daughters of Danaus and according to Strabo (xiv. p. ..."
3. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1855)
"Legend of Danaus. the truth of an opinion sanctioned by such high authority, and
by the prescription of such a long and undisputed possession of the public ..."
4. The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art by Charles Mills Gayley, Thomas Bulfinch (1911)
"The family of Belus gives us the famous House of Danaus, the family of Agenor
... families, or houses — (i) of Danaus of Argos, (2) of ^Eolus of Thessaly, ..."
5. A History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1835)
"The Pelasgians were still masters of the plain of Argos, when Danaus, driven out
of Egypt by domestic feuds, landed on the coast, was raised to the throne ..."
6. Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to 1830 by John Genest (1832)
"... but not so as to contradict the more important parts of it —Lynceus had come
to Argos as a stranger—he had saved the life of Danaus, and had fallen in ..."
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