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Danaides
Da·na·i·des [ də náy ə dz ] or Da·na·ï·des [ də náy ə dz ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
daughters of Danaüs: in Greek mythology, the 50 daughters of Danaüs, king of Argos, who were ordered by their father to kill their bridegrooms, but one, Hypermnestra, refused
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