Explore Danaans through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Danaans in a sentence
Danaans meaning
plural of Danaan
Using Danaans
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Danaan
Context around Danaans
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Danaans
- In this selection, "danaans" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include names are danaans δαναοί and and of the danaans who reluctantly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "danaans" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with danaans
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Book 9. When Hector proposes a single combat duel, Odysseus is one of the Danaans who reluctantly volunteered to battle him. (21 words)
The other common names are Danaans (Δαναοί) and Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) while Panhellenes (Πανέλληνες) and Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) both appear only once in the Iliad; See Iliad, II.2.530 for "Panhellenes" and Iliad II.2.653 for "Hellenes". (37 words)
The other common names are Danaans (Δαναοί) and Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) while Panhellenes (Πανέλληνες) and Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) both appear only once in the Iliad; See Iliad, II.2.530 for "Panhellenes" and Iliad II.2.653 for "Hellenes". (37 words)
Book 9. When Hector proposes a single combat duel, Odysseus is one of the Danaans who reluctantly volunteered to battle him. (21 words)
Example sentences (2)
Book 9. When Hector proposes a single combat duel, Odysseus is one of the Danaans who reluctantly volunteered to battle him.
The other common names are Danaans (Δαναοί) and Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) while Panhellenes (Πανέλληνες) and Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) both appear only once in the Iliad; See Iliad, II.2.530 for "Panhellenes" and Iliad II.2.653 for "Hellenes".