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In the play, the Danaids, the fifty daughters of Danaus, founder of Argos, flee a forced marriage to their cousins in Egypt.
What happened when they fled?
They turn to King Pelasgus of Argos for protection.
Did he protect them?
Pelasgus refuses until the people of Argos weigh in on the decision, a distinctly democratic move on the part of the king.

Question: Did they make it out alive in the story?
Self-contained rewrite: Did the fifty daughters of Danaus make it out alive in the Danaids?