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the Danaids

The fifty daughters of Danaus who murdered their husbands (the sons of Aegyptus) on the wedding night; in hell they fill leaking urns forever, and Megara vows to fill out their number.

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Hercules (Mad) tragedy · 2 mentions
Hercules on Oeta tragedy · 1 mention

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