Danaus, or Danaos ("sleeper" ; Greek ), was a Greek mythological character, twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Achiroe and Belus, a mythical king of Egypt. The myth of Danaus's a foundation legend (or re-foundation legend) of Argos, one of the foremost Mycenaean cities of the Peloponnesus. In Homer's Iliad, "Danaans" ("tribe of Danaus") and "Argives" commonly designate the Greek forces opposed to the Trojans. Danaus had fifty daughters, the Danaides, twelve of whom were born to Polyxo and rest… (More on Danaids)