DANAUS,
The Son of old Belus, and Aegyptus's Brother, who drove away Stenelus out of the Kingdom of Argos, where he reign∣ed five years. Pliny relates, that he was the first who made use of Ships to cross over from Aegypt into Greece. He had fifty Daugh∣ters, whom he used very severely, forcing them to work with their own hands, and married them to the Sons of his Brother Aegyp∣tus, who were also fifty in number. Pausani∣as tells us, that Danaus built a Temple to A∣pollo, sirnamed Lycienus, either from Licia, or the Greek word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. a Wolf, or from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 light; wherefore Homer calls him 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, begetting light. Once he came to Argos to dispute with Gelamor, the Son of Stenelus, about the Kingdom, and having re∣ferred the controversy to the people, it was put off to the next day. But the next morn∣ing by break of day a Wolf crossing the Country, fell among a herd of Cattle, that were feeding along the Walls, and assaulted a strong and vigorous Bull. The Inhabi∣tants went upon the Walls, and stood there to see the event of the fight, and ascribed