person
Danaus
also: Danao, Danaus
Mythical king of Argos, father of the fifty Danaides. Cicero (Paradoxa 44) cites his fifty daughters, whose dowries would demand a great sum, to argue that the standard of wealth is measured by one's needs.
Reading notes
- Stoic Paradoxes §44 fifty daughters
The fifty daughters of Danaus (the Danaides), whose fifty dowries would demand a vast sum. Cicero uses them to argue that the measure of wealth is set by one's needs, not by any fixed amount.