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danae

/ˈdænə.iː/

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What does danae mean?

proper noun

  1. The mother of Perseus by Zeus.
  2. 61 Danaë, a main belt asteroid.
  3. A female given name.

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/ˈdænə.iː/

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Rochester, or sitting like a second Danae with the golden shower falling daily round me.
Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #1260
His town, as fame reports, was built of old By Danae, pregnant with almighty gold, Who fled her father’s rage, and, with a train Of following Argives, thro’ the stormy main, Driv’n by the southern blasts, was fated here to reign.
VirgilThe AeneidTranslated by John DrydenProject Gutenberg ebook #228
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Zeus, again, impregnated Danae in a shower of gold; and the child was Perseus, who slew the Gorgons (the powers of darkness) and saved Andromeda (the human soul (1)).
Edward CarpenterPagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and MeaningProject Gutenberg ebook #1561