[he starts to add the spices, measuring them out carefully]
It's about the story of a king named Danaus and his 50 daughters, called the Danaïdes. In summary, the king is defeated by his brother, and his fifty daughters are given to his brother's fifty sons as wives. He then instructs his daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night. Only one of his daughters, Hypermnestra, refuses to kill her husband Lycée, and she flees with him on the wedding night when the murder happens. Naturally, Danaus is furious when he learns of his escape, but there is not enough time to do anything before Lycée storms the city with a gathered army, killing Danaus and all the Danaïdes, save for his wife Hypermnestra.
[the pot is nudged on to the right burner, which he turns on, and then covers with a lid]
In the end, the Danaïdes and their father are dragged down to Hades, where he is chained to a rock and has his entrails torn from him by a vulture. The Danaïdes' punishment is to eternally pour water into a tub with a whole at the bottom, and when the tub is filled, they will be cleansed of their sin.
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[he starts to add the spices, measuring them out carefully]
It's about the story of a king named Danaus and his 50 daughters, called the Danaïdes. In summary, the king is defeated by his brother, and his fifty daughters are given to his brother's fifty sons as wives. He then instructs his daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night. Only one of his daughters, Hypermnestra, refuses to kill her husband Lycée, and she flees with him on the wedding night when the murder happens. Naturally, Danaus is furious when he learns of his escape, but there is not enough time to do anything before Lycée storms the city with a gathered army, killing Danaus and all the Danaïdes, save for his wife Hypermnestra.
[the pot is nudged on to the right burner, which he turns on, and then covers with a lid]
In the end, the Danaïdes and their father are dragged down to Hades, where he is chained to a rock and has his entrails torn from him by a vulture. The Danaïdes' punishment is to eternally pour water into a tub with a whole at the bottom, and when the tub is filled, they will be cleansed of their sin.