place
Portico of the Danaids
Portico of Danaus
also: Danai porticus
Colonnade adjoining the Temple of Palatine Apollo, adorned with statues of the fifty daughters of Danaus; a fashionable place to stroll and be seen.
Reading notes
- The Loves §2.2 colonnade which holds the band of Danaus's daughters
The Portico of the Danaids by the Palatine temple of Apollo, hung with statues of the fifty daughters of Danaus; a fashionable promenade.
- The Art of Love §1.3 the daughters of Belus
The Danaids (granddaughters of Belus), whose statues, with their father Danaus drawn sword in hand, adorned the Portico of Apollo on the Palatine.