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Danais Comorensis
Danais may refer to * ''Danais'' (epic), a Greek epic * Danais (hundred), a historic subdivision of Hertfordshire, England * ''Danais'' (plant), a genus of Rubiaceae *Natacha Danais (1977–1990), a victim of serial killer Michel Fourniret {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danais (epic)
''Danais'' (Ancient Greek: Δαναΐς) refers to a lost ancient Greek epic written by one of the cyclic poets. The Danaid tetralogy of Aeschylus Aeschylus (, ; grc-gre, Αἰσχύλος ; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, and is often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek ... undoubtedly draws its material from this particular literary work. Danais is represented in the table of epics in the received canon on the very fragmentary "Borgia table"W. McLeod, "The "Epic Canon" of the Borgia Table: Hellenistic Lore or Roman Fraud?" ''Transactions of the American Philological Association'', 115 (1985:161f). as "Danaides". References {{reflist Ancient Greek epic poems Lost poems Mythology of Argos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danais (hundred)
Danais ( Latinised as Dacorum) Hundred was a judicial and taxation subdivision (a ''hundred'') of Hertfordshire, in the west of the county, that existed from the 10th to the 19th century. It gave its name to the local government district of Dacorum. Danais was Latinised to Dacorum in 1196. The name Danais means the Hundred of the Danes and refers to its incorporation into the Danelaw for a period in the tenth century. The territory of the hundred is interwoven with that of Cashio, which suggests that Cashio was carved out of Danais in the early eleventh century in order to provide a single jurisdiction for the Abbot of St Albans. The parishes in Danais at the time of Domesday were: *Abbots Langley (partial) *Aldenham * Barworth *Bushey *Caddington *Flamstead *Great Gaddesden (partial) *Kensworth *Redbourn (partial) *Shenley *Wheathampstead *Windbridge (partial) In the 16th century, Dacorum absorbed the hundred of Tring, and afterwards the hundred also included the following pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danais (plant)
''Danais'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.Philibert Commerson ex Étienne Pierre Ventenat. 1799. Tableau du Regne Vegetal 2: 584. Most species are native to Madagascar; at least three others are distributed in Tanzania, Comoros, and the Mascarene Islands.''Danais''. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos. These are climbing plants with flowers in shades of white, yellow, orange, red, blue, or purple. The flowers have very slender tubes and are adapted for pollination by moths, such as . The plants often have an unpleasant scent, but some flowers have a sweet fragrance. Species *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
