Danaide - Århus, Denmark
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N 56° 07.858 E 010° 12.299
32V E 574896 N 6221310
Danaide, 185 cm høj bronzestatue udført af Johannes C. Bjerg i 1923 ---Danaide (Daughter of Danaus), 185 cm statue in bronze, created in 1923 by Johannes C. Bjerg
Waymark Code: WMP78W
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 07/13/2015
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Statuen 'Danaide' blev købt af direktør Axel Kier, og stod i haven ved hans villa i Skåde frem til hans død i 1969. I 1854 skrev han et gavebrev, hvori han skænkede statuen til Aarhus by ved sin død. Danaiden blev opstillet i Rømerhaven i Mindeparken i 1970.
Danaiderne stammer fra den græske mytologi. De var Danaus halvtreds døtre. Det var aftalt at de skulle gifte sig med Danaus tvillingebror Aegyptus, en mytisk konge af Egypten, halvtreds sønner. I den mest almindelige version af myten, dræber alle undtagen én af dem deres mænd på bryllupsnatten, og er derfor dømt til i al evighed at transporterer vand, gerne i en sigte eller perforeret enhed. En lige så hyppig udgave af myten fortæller de som straf kom til Hades, hvor de måtte henleve evigheden med at fylde et bundløst kar med vand. Derfor bærer hun en krukke på hovedet. I den klassiske tradition, repræsentere Danaiderne det nytteløse i en gentagen opgave, der aldrig kan afsluttes.
The statue 'Danaide' was bought by director Axel Kier, and stood in the garden by his home in Skåde until his death in 1969. In 1854 he wrote a deed of gift, in which he donated the statue to the city of Aarhus at his death. Danaide was placed in the Rømer Gaven in Mindeparken (Memorial Park) in 1970.
In Greek Mythology, The Daughters of Danaus, or the Danaides, were the fifty daughters of Danaus. They were to marry the fifty sons of Danaus's twin brother Aegyptus, a mythical king of Egypt. In the most common version of the myth, all but one of them killed their husbands on their wedding night, and are condemned to spend eternity carrying water in a sieve or perforated device. Therefore, the statue is shown carrying a jar on her head. In the classical tradition, they come to represent the futility of a repetitive task that can never be completed.