or JOR-DAN, which last literally denotes "the river Dan;" so named from the people where it has its source, which is a lake called Phiala, from its round figure, to the north of its apparent rising from the mountain Panium or Paneum, as was discovered by Philip, tetrarch of Trachonites; for on throwing light bodies into the Phiala, he found them to emerge again at Paneum (Jofephus). From Paneum it runs in a direct course to a lake called Samachonites, as far as which it is called Jordan the Les; and thence to the lake lake Genesareth, or of Tiberins, where it comes incresed by the lake Samachonites and its springs, and is called the Greater Jordan; continuing its direct course southwards, till it fall into the Asphaltites.

in Ancient Geography, a town to the west of the source of the Jordan; formerly called Lais (Joshua, Judges, Josephus). This was the north, as Beerheba was the south, boundary of the Iraelites; as appears from the common expression in Scripture, from Dan to Beerheba. At Dan Jeroboam erected one of the golden calves (1 Kings xii).

the tribe, extended itself westward of Judah, and was terminated by Azotas and Dora on the Mediterranean (Jofephus.)

DANAЕ, in antiquity, a coin somewhat more than an obolus, used to be put into the mouths of the dead, to pay their passage over the river Acheron.

DANAЕ, in fabulous history, was the daughter of Acrisius king of Argos, by Euryclea. She was confined in a brazen tower by her father, who had been told by an oracle that his daughter's son would put him to death. His endeavours to prevent Danae from becoming a mother proved fruitless; and Jupiter, who was enamoured of her, introduced himself into her bed by changing himself into a golden shower. From his embraces Danae had a son, with whom she was exposed on the sea by her father. The wind drove the bark which carried her to the coasts of the island of Seriphus, where she was saved by some fishermen, and carried to Polydectes king of the place, whose brother, called Dictys, educated the child called Perseus, and tenderly treated the mother. Polydectes fell in love with her; but as he was afraid of her son, he sent him to conquer the Gorgons, pretending that he wished Medusa's head to adorn the nuptials which he was going to celebrate with Hippodamia the daughter of Oenomaus. When Perseus had victoriously finished his expedition, he retired to Argos with Danae to the house of Acrisius, whom he inadvertently killed. Some suppose that it was Proetus the brother of Acrisius who introduced himself to Danae in the brazen tower; and instead of a golden shower, it was maintained that the keepers of Danae were bribed by the gold of her seducer. Virgil mentions that Danae came to Italy with some fugitives of Argos, and that she founded a city called Ardea.