Talk:Danaus/Archive 1

Danaus and Akhenaton
A question by IonnKorr

- Was Danaus, king of Argos, the same person with Akh-en-aton, pharaoh of Egypt or with an naval-general of Egyptean fleet?

--Ionn-Korr 09:36, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

No. I have removed


 * It has been suggested that the figure Danaus represents an actual Egyptian monarch, possibly identified with the pharaoh Akhenaton (as accounted by the ancient Greco-Aegyptian, Manetho). Furthering the parallel, the character of Aegyptus bears similarities with the pharaoh Ay.  This leads some to believe that the Aegyptiads were an Egyptian army that was sent by Ay and Ammonian priests to punish Akhenaton and Atenists, and, following from this presumption, that the Danaids were Egyptians who followed Akenaton to Greece after his escape from Egypt.

It strikes me as an amateur historian's pop theory, based on little actual research, and absolutely no study of linguistics, etymology, and the danaii. --Victim of signature fascism 23:22, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Haplogroup E3b
Does this myth reflect the presence of haplogroup E3b in Greece from Northern Africa? What about the Helots in Iron Age Greece? --Kupirijo 05:53, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes
"Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" -- this is always translated as "Fear Greeks..." I think this might be included in this page with an explanation why Danaos = Greeks. Or... Danaus in not the same thing as Danaos... man with one red shoe 19:25, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Comment and question
1. "The Danaides asked Pelasgus for protection when they arrive, the event portrayed in The Suppliants by Aeschylus."

Something's wrong here.

2. "Another account of the travels of Danaus gave him three daughters"

Which account is it?

ICE77 (talk) 01:26, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Which versions?
"In some versions, Lynceus later killed Danaus as revenge for the death of his brothers."

Which versions relate this outcome?

2602:306:C55B:8FC0:AC2F:FB02:E803:6EF6 (talk) 03:22, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Why Does "Danai" route here?
And with no "not to be confused with" or "for people named 'Danai', .." links?2603:7000:9906:A91C:58DC:3F32:4C50:BD55 (talk) 15:05, 2 February 2021 (UTC)Christopher L. Simpson