The Suppliant Maidens
| By: | Aeschylus |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Print ISBN: | 9781627550000.0 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781625589217 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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In the play, the Danaids, the fifty daughters of Danaus, founder of Argos, flee a forced marriage to their cousins in Egypt. They turn to King Pelasgus of Argos for protection, but Pelasgus refuses until the people of Argos weigh in on the decision, a distinctly democratic move on the part of the king. The people decide that the Danaids deserve protection, and they are allowed within the walls of Argos despite Egyptian protests.