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Danaus - Founder of Argos (Tiryns?), Ancestor of Hercules and Alexander

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Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus". "Scientific name for butterfly Lepidoptera".

In Greek mythology Danaus, was the twin brother of Aegyptus, a mythical king of Egypt. The myth of Danaus is a foundation legend of Argos, one of the foremost Mycenaean cities of the Peloponnesus. In Homer's Iliad, "Danaans" and "Argives" commonly designate the Greek forces opposed to the Trojans.
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