< Danae, daughter of Acrisius >

1 Origin

Danae was born in Chemmis, Nile Delta, Egypt, in 1380 BC.

Danae's father was Acrisius, son of Abas. [Herod.6.54, Hyginus.63]

Danae's mother was Aganipe. [Hyginus.63]

2 Family

Danae married Pilumnus. [ComAugCity.18.13]

Danae had a son, Perseus. [Herod.7.61, Pliny.3.56, Strabo.10.5.10]

Danae had a son, Daunus. [ComAugCity.18.13]

3 Others

3.1 Birth of Danae

In 1387 BC, Danae's father, Acrisius, was banished from Argos by his twin brother, Proetus. [Euseb.Chron.179]

Acrisius fled to Archander, the guardian of his father Abas, who emigrated from Argos to Egypt in 1402 BC. [Herod.2.98, Paus.7.1.6]

Acrisius married Aganippe, presumably the daughter of Archander and Scaea, and had a daughter, Danae. [Herod.6.54, Hyginus.63]

3.2 Acrisius' Return to Argos

In 1370 BC, Acrisius returned to Argos 17 years after being driven out, and recaptured the city from Proetus. [Euseb.Chron.157]

Danae remained in Egypt with her mother Aganippe. [Estimated from Herod.2.91]

3.3 Danae's Husband

Danae married Pilumnus. [ComAugCity.18.13]

Pilumnus' father is presumed to be Metanastes, the son of Archander and Scaea, daughter of Danaus. [Paus.7.1.6]

3.4 Birth of Perseus

In 1360 BC, Danae and Pilumnus had a son, Perseus. [Herod.7.61, Pliny.3.56, Strabo.10.5.10]

Later, Perseus became the heir of his grandfather Acrisius, so it is assumed that Danae's other son Daunus was born before Perseus.

3.5 Emigration of Perseus

In 1349 BC, Perseus emigrated to Argos to succeed Acrisius, whose sons had died before him. [Estimated from Plut.Mor.106a]

3.6 Emigration to Italy

In 1341 BC, Danae led a group of immigrants from Egypt to Sardinia. On the way, the ships carrying Danae's immigrants were blown away by a strong wind and washed up on the western coast of the Italian peninsula. [Virg.Aene.7.409]

Aristaeus, son of Archander, led a group of immigrants from Egypt to settle on Sardinia in 1372 BC. [Diod.4.82.4, Paus.10.17.3]

Aristaeus is presumed to be the brother of Metanastes, father of Danae's husband Pilumnus.

The reason for the Danae's migration is thought to have been an epidemic. [wiki: Akhenaten]

3.7 Founding of Ardea

Danae founded Ardea 30km southeast of Rome. [Pliny.3.56, Virg.Aene.7.409, Solinus.2.5]

Turnus, the leader of the Rutuli who died fighting Aeneas in 1182 BC, was a descendant of Danae. [Euseb.Chron.283, Just.43.1, Virg.Aene.7.372]