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ID: 901001272
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001272
Record Type: Character/Person

Danaë (Greek character)

Note: In Greek mythology, daughter of King Acrisius and Queen Eurydice of Argos; mother of the hero Perseus by Zeus.

Names:
Danaë (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Danae (Greek character) (English,U,N)
Δανάη (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Danaë (Greek character) (I)
Related Iconography:
parent of .... Perseus
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Perseus (Greek character)) [901000628]
has parallels with .... Barbara, Saint
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Barbara, Saint (Christian character)) [901000589]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... literary character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Danaë (Greek character)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Perseus," accessed 15 June 2017
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 88000510
Danae (Greek character)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95B(Danae) (story of)
Δανάη (Greek character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana%C3%AB
Iconography Record Sources:
................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://news.getty.edu/images/9036/oraziogentileschidanae.jpg
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95B(Danae) (story of)
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 88000510

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