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BoyGreekHistorical name

Danaus

Δαναός

Of uncertain, probably pre-Greek origin; no established Greek meaning is attached to the name.

Meaning and origin

Danaus is the Latin spelling of the Greek Danaos, borne in myth by a king said to rule part of Libya before a quarrel with his twin brother Aegyptus drove him to sail away to Argos, where he later took the throne.

How to pronounce Danaus

Greekthah-nah-OSS /ðanaˈos/

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