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Dan·a·us

also Dan·a·üs (dăn′ē-əs)
n. Greek Mythology
A king of Argos and father of the Danaides.
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Danaüs

(ˈdænɪəs)
n
(Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of Argos who told his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to kill their bridegrooms on their wedding night
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Noun 1. [画像:Danaüs - type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies]Danaus - type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Danaidae, family Danaidae - small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
Danaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch butterfly, monarch - large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
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References in classic literature ?
Stop a minute--ah, this is it: 'Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes,' which means, 'Beware of the enemy who makes you presents."
* Danaos (NYSE:DAC) shares hit a yearly low of 7ドル.46.
'Timeo Seres et dona ferentes,' or I dread the Chinese even when they come bearing gifts, to borrow from Virgil's 'Aeneid.' Latin original: 'Timeo Danaos [Greeks] et dona ferentes,' on the Trojan horse.
Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) on Monday reported that for the second quarter ended 30 June 2018, it recorded a net income of USD5.8m or USD0.05 earnings per share, down from the net income of USD20.2m or USD0.18 earnings per share in the same period of 2017.
Market leaders in 2017 were Seaspan Corporation, Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Costamare Inc., Dohle Group and Danaos Shipping Co.
Se acaban las culturas dravidas, Mohenjo-Daro y Harappa, son destruidas, los dravidas pasan a ser la casta de los intocables, su religion queda marginada en gran medida, son subhumanos, oscuros de piel (tanto que algunos pensamos que hubo una inmigracion africana a India probablemente en el 4 o 5 milenio antes de Cristo10) con barba, delgados y bajitos,--subhumanos, ?no te lo decia yo mi querido Brahman?--?Que es la religion hinduista sino las sagas arias (cada vez creo que hay mas componentes arios en la Iliada, maldito Aquiles, estupidos danaos destructores de la civilizacion minoica) mas el yoga preario?