ABSTRACT
More objectively, the economy of the trilogy would be embarrassed by the continued presence of a live Pelasgus: better that he should die and that Danaus should become king. If the Danaids were converted to the idea of marriage at the end of the trilogy (which seems a reasonable hypothesis), were they actually married or were marriages arranged for them? Zeus must have ended the trilogy, as it began with him – began with Zeus Hikesios and continued with Zeus Xenios. That a discredited Danaus was promoted to the kingship at the end of the trilogy is hard to believe. If any action was taken against Danaus and the Danaids, it must have been taken by the polis. It has been suggested that the trilogy ended with the Danaids condemned to their famous punishment in Hades. On stage or off stage, Danaus had to put his case to the Argives.
