In Greek mythology, the Danaides were the fifty daughters of Danaus who were forced to marry their fifty male cousins but killed them on their wedding night (except for Hypermestra who, genuinely loving her husband Lynceus spared him) with daggers provided by Danaus. The forty-nine murderers were subsequently condemned in the underworld to forever carry water in a sieve and try to fill a water jug with the water. Research Danaides
In Greek mythology, Danaus was a king of Libya and the father of fifty daughters, the 'Danaides'. His brother Aegyptus, who had fifty sons, wanted a mass marriage, but Danaus fled with his daughters to Argos where he became king. Eventually Aegyptus' sons followed and demanded the Danaides. Danaus agreed, but gave each daughter a weapon with which she slew her husband on their wedding night, all except Hypermestra who spared her husband Lynceus. Lynceus killed Danaus and became king of Argos. In the underworld the Danaides were condemned to carry water in sieves for ever. Research Danaus
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