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  Danaus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Argos at the time was ruled by King Pelasgus, the eponym of all autochthonous inhabitants who had lived in Greece since the beginning, also called there Gelanor (he who laughs).
At dawn a wolf fell upon a herd of oxen that was pasturing before the wall, and attacked and fought with the bull that was the leader of the herd.
It occurred to the Argives that Gelanor was like the bull and Danaus like the wolf, for as the wolf will not live with men, so Danaus up to that time had not lived with them.
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 Danaus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In it he to Argos to which he was connected by descent from Io the heifer wooed by Zeus and by Hera until she found asylum in So in a sense this was a for the sailor from Egypt.
Argos at time was ruled by King Pelasgus the eponym of all autochthonous inhabitants who had in Greece since the beginning also called Gelanor.
It occurred to Argives that Gelanor was like the bull Danaus like the wolf for as the will not live with men so Danaus to that time had not lived with It was because the wolf overcame the that Danaus won the kingdom.
www.freeglossary.com /Danaids   (710 words)

  
 Palace of Truth Plot Outline
She wants to know why, even though the palace is only twenty miles away and that the King visits it once a month, she has never been there in eighteen years.
Gelanor looks at it and finds it to be a forgery (no inscription on the hinge!).
Gelanor laments that honor is the one virtue which causes more harm than half the other vices on earth.
math.boisestate.edu /gas/other_gilbert/html/palace_of_truth.html   (2519 words)

  
 danaos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Aegyptus commanded that his sons marry the Danaides and Danaus fled to Argos, ruled by King Pelasgus or Gelanor.
An oracle told Gelanor to kive his kingdom to Danaus; Gelanor acquiesced.
When Aegyptus and his sons arrived to take the Danaides, Danaus gave them to spare the Argives the pain of a battle.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Danaos.html   (305 words)

  
 It Never Rains, But It Pours Part 4
Xena watched, impressed by the left cross Gelanor dealt the soldier, splitting his lip and bringing him to his knees, the chakram she held aloft ready to rescue her new friend from the attack, now re-clipped.
She realised Gelanor was in control now, but before she could call out to prevent his next action, he raised his sword and drove it deep into the soldier's chest.
From Gelanor's reaction, she recognised that he had never taken a life before and had some idea of the inner turmoil he now had to deal with, however worthy of death his victim had been.
www.academyofbards.org /fanfic/r/redraven_rains4.html   (23095 words)

  
 History of Ancient Argos
Then went to Skythia, Cimmeria and other Asiatic regions and arrived in Egypt, where at last Zeus restored her to her original form and had a fl child with her, Epaphos.
Iasus was succeeded by Krotopus and he again by Sthenelas, followed by Gelanor.
In his reign, Danaos and his fifty daughters came to Argos, from Egypt, in order to escape the marriages with the fifty sons of his brother, Egyptos.
www.sikyon.com /Argos/history_eg.html   (2916 words)

  
 GTP
The descendants of Inachus ruled over the country for nine generations; but Gelanor, the last king of this race, was deprived of the sovereignty by Danaus, who is said to have come from Egypt.
From this Danaus was derived the name of Danai, which was applied to the inhabitants of the Argeia and to the Greeks in general (Apollod.
Afraid of these boys, Danaus fled with his daughters and reached Argos where he overthrew the king of the time, Gelanor, last descendant of Phoroneus, to become king in his place.
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 Argos, Greek Mythology Link.
During the reign of Gelanor, seventh king of this dynasty, the invasion of Danaus 1 took place, and Gelanor surrendered the kingdom of Argos to him.
Danaus 1 had originally been settled in Libya by his father, King Belus 1 of Egypt, while Danaus 1's brother Aegyptus 1 was settled in Arabia.
As the brothers later quarrelled, and Danaus 1 feared the sons of Aegyptus 1, he built a ship—being the first to do so—and, having put his 50 daughters (the DANAIDS) on board, he fled to Hellas, where he took the kingdom of Argos from Gelanor, and named the inhabitants Danaans after himself.
homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Argos.html   (1492 words)

  
 Royal Houses of Argolis
It was during Gelanor's reign that Danaüs arrived with his daughters.
When his brother wanted him to marry his fifty daughters to Aegyptus' fifty sons, Danaüs suspected treachery from his brother, so he fled to Argos with his daughters.
Somehow, Danaüs managed to replace the current king of Argos, Gelanor (or Pelasgus according to Aeschylus), claiming to be descendant of Io.
www.timelessmyths.com /classical/argolis.html   (3340 words)

  
 Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, page 172   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Danaus and his fifty daughters from their home in the Egyptian Chemnis through Rhodes to Argos, the home of his ancestress 16 (see lo).
Here he took over the kingdom from Pelasgus or Gelanor, and after him the Achseans of Argos bore the name of Danai.
Danaus built the acropolis of Larissa and the temple of the Lycian Apollo, and taught the inhabitants of the waterless territory how to dig wells.
www.ancientlibrary.com /seyffert/0175.html   (832 words)

  
 In the Mysts of Shadowed Mysteries...famous Women in Mythology
It was then that Danaus left the area, taking his fifty daughters with him, and he did this to evade his brother.
When he arrived there, Danaus spoke to Gelanor, king of Argos.
He explained that his rite to rule Argos was divinely ordained, and thus he became the kingdom of Argos.
www.blackdrago.com /women/danaides.htm   (533 words)

  
 ACHAEAN LEADERS, Greek Mythology Link.
As later the brothers quarrelled for the kingdom, Danaus 1, fearing the sons of Aegyptus 1, built a ship (being the first to do so), and fled putting his daughters on board.
He then came to Argos, where King Gelanor surrendered the kingdom to him.
Having thus made himself master of the country, he named the inhabitants Danaans after himself.
www.forumancientcoins.com /cparada/GML/ACHAEANLEADERS.html   (3006 words)

  
 Ancient History Sourcebook: Pausanias: Description of Greece, Book II: Corinth
Io, the daughter of Iasus, went to Egypt, whether the circumstances be as Herodotus records or as the Greeks say.
After Iasus, Crotopus, the son of Agenor, came to the throne and begat Sthenelas, but Danaus sailed from Egypt against Gelanor, the son of Sthenelas, and stayed the succession to the kingdom of the descendants of Agenor.
What followed is known to all alike: the crime the daughters of Danaus committed against their cousins, and how, on the death of Danaus, Lynceus succeeded him.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/ancient/pausanias-bk2.html   (20659 words)

  
 Writing.Com: The Divine
Her husband is Raune, Earthen Overseer, and together they have six children: daughter Fihronia, son Fayl, daughter Lynnaya, son Gelanor, daughter Rydia, and daughter Sabina.
His wife is Orae, Nature's Serenity, and together they have six children: daughter Fihronia, son Fayl, daughter Lynnaya, son Gelanor, daughter Rydia, and daughter Sabina.
Son of Orae and Raune, Gelanor is god of mountains.
www.writing.com /view/881413   (2168 words)

  
 El Mito de las Danaides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
En Argos reinaba Gelanor, a quien Dánao reclamó el trono.
Gelanor se resistió, pero durante la discusión un lobo salió del bosque cercano y se arrojó contra un rebaño que pasaba frente a la ciudad.
Gelanor vió esto como un signo del fin de su reino, y cedió su corona a Dánao.
www.solonosotras.com /archivo/35/cult-mit-120503.htm   (744 words)

  
 Gelanor
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When Danaus and his daughters arrived at Argos and claimed rulership, Gelanor, after he had given a divine sign, gave him control over Argos.
Article created on 24 April 1999; last modified on 24 April 1999.
www.pantheon.org /articles/g/gelanor.html   (55 words)

  
 DANAIDS, Greek Mythology Link.
After having touched Rhodes, Danaus 1 arrived to Argos.
Some tell that Gelanor was king of Argos at this time, and that Danaus 1 deposed him.
Others affirm that the name of the king of Argos was Pelasgus 1, and that he received Danaus 1 and his daughters as exiles.
www.forumancientcoins.com /cparada/GML/DANAIDS.html   (965 words)

  
 Test Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He built a ship, being the first to do so, and having put his daughters on board he fled.
He came to Argos (in Argolis) and the reigning King Gelanor surrendered the kingdom to him; and having made himself master of the country he named the inhabitants Danaans after himself.
The name Danaans has been applied to all Greeks in general, particularly in connection with the Trojan War.
homepage.ntlworld.com /kourosweb/greek/danaans.html   (222 words)

  
 Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, page 247   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
On this page: Ganymeda – Ganymedes – Gargilius – Gelanor – Gellius – Gems
The citizens regarded this as a sign from heaven,
and, interpreting the wolf as meaning Danaus, they compelled Gelanor to retire in his favour.
www.ancientlibrary.com /seyffert/0250.html   (711 words)

  
 CRFH Boardies - PFF Profile of Einar Loðbrok   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Should his Necronomicom go missing, after a while he will get a new one without fail.
Gelanor: When Zoram said he considered you a systematic liar, mean, poor, base, selfish, and sordid, cruel, tyrannical, 'twas what he thoght - not what he would have said!
Chrysal: I see - if that was only what he thought, it makes a difference.
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 Distrustfulness Full-born Coal-bearing Cotemporarily Impellors Waterline Copper-headed Spacewoman APRA Unexpedited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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 "It Never Rains, But It Pours! Part Five" by Red Raven
The fighters dismounted to be welcomed by sister Amazons while prisoners consisting of Agradon’s senior soldiers, were handed over to the awaiting guard and marched to the stockade.
In spite of the Crone’s years, her strong arms wrapped around Prisca to lift her off the ground in a joyful embrace as they revelled in their reunion.
Gelanor was then introduced as Prisca’s betrothed and new friend to the Amazons; he received a warm warrior’s greeting from Tethys.
www.sapphicvoices.com /Fanfiction/pourrain5.html   (19683 words)

  
 New College, Oxford Ms. 361.1B (section 4)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Acrisius left Argos to his grandson Perseus, but Perseus changed kingdoms with Megapenthe the son of Prætus and built Mycene, and was succeeded by his Son Sthenelus, and Sthenelus left his kingdom between his sons Eurystheus, and Gelanor.
Eurystheus reigned in Mycene, but Gelanor was ejected by Danaus the Egyptian about 20 or 25 years before the Argonautic expedition.
By this recconing the oldest cities and kingdoms of Greece will
www.newtonproject.ic.ac.uk /texts/nco361-1Bd_n.html   (11351 words)

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