Hypermnestra

[1] Hypermnestra's father, Danaus, was the twin brother of Aegyptus, who demanded the marriage between the Danaids and his 50 sons.

But her father Danaus, who was unhappy with this kind of arrangement, ordered them to flee to Argos where King Pelasgus (Gelanor) ruled.

When Aegyptus and his sons arrived to take the Danaides, Danaus gave them up to spare the Argives the pain of a battle.

Hypermnestra is referred to in John Webster's tragedy 'The White Devil', in a speech by the scheming courtesan Flamineo: "...Trust a woman?

Antonio Salieri composed the opera Les Danaïdes with a French libretto by François-Louis Gand Le Bland Du Roullet and Louis-Théodore de Tschudi in 1784, premiering in Paris.