Acrisius

King Acrisius of Argos1 had only one child, a daughter, Danaë. She was beautiful above all the other women of the land, but this was small comfort to the King for not having a son. He journeyed to Delphi2 to ask the god if there was any hope that some day he would be the father of a boy. The priestess told him no, and added what was far worse: that his daughter would have a son who would kill him. The only sure way to escape that fate was for the King to have Danaë instantly put to death—taking

King Acrisius of Argos was told that his daughter, Danae, would have a son that would kill him. So, to avoid being killed, he locked Danae up in a bronze chamber. One day, in the form of a shower of gold, Zeus visited her and she later bore his son, Perseus. When Acrisius found out that Perseus was born, he cast them away at sea in a chest. after floating for a while, they reached land where a man freed them from the chest and they lived on the island. The island’s leader, Polydectes, didn’t notice

It starts off with Danaë, the only child of King Acrisius of Argos. Danaë was very beautiful, but the King wanted a son. He traveled to Delphi to ask the god if he would ever father a boy. The priestess told him no, instead his daughter would have a son and he would kill the king. The King did not want to take any chances so he put Danaë to death. Acrisius was not a good father but he was afraid of the gods. The gods threatened Acrisius if he were to kill his daughter. He would not dare to it, but

Zeus and Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius, King of Argos. Disappointed by his lack of luck in having a son, Acrisius consulted the oracle at Delphi, who warned him that his daughter’s son with Zeus would one day kill him. In order to keep Danaë childless, Acrisius imprisoned her in a bronze chamber, open to the sky, to the sky, in the courtyard of his palace. Zeus came to her in the form of a shower of gold, and impregnated her. Soon after, Perseus was born. Acrisius was furious, so he locked Danaë

Perseus King Acrisius of Argon had a daughter named Danae. Acrisius had hoped for a son though. When Acrisius prays to the gods for a son, Apollo tells hime that he will not have a son, and the son of Danae will kill him. As a countermeasure to this prophesy Acrisius locks Danae in a house without a roof instead of killing her. While Danae is in this house, Zeus Impregnates her. Danae has the son of Zeus, Perseus. When Acrisius discovers that Danae has had a baby, he puts Perseus and his mother

journey. The events of the reading begin not with Perseus, but with his mother and grandfather, Danae and King Acrisius. Disappointed with his lack of sons, King Acrisius decides to go to an oracle to ask if he will ever have sons. The oracle not only dashes his hopes for a male offspring, but also fills him with dread by warning him that if Danae has a son, the son will kill him. Acrisius, horrified by this possibility, promptly decides to lock his daughter up. Here, beautiful Danae bears out her

Acrisius, the King of Argos, was born a daughter named Danae. In the hopes of obtaining a boy, the king visited Apollo's Oracle in Delphi asking if he'd ever have one. The priestess said no, but warned Acrisius that his grandson, born by Danae, would spell his demise. Fearful of his death, Acrisius locked Danae in a bronze tower with naught among the walls, but a single window, in the hopes of keeping her from any interaction with men. Danae was depressed by captivity and would often pray to the

secret from coming out, and create an escape route without taking the blame. Or create a lame excuse to excuse themselves entirely. This is what initially Acrisius had done once receiving the prophecy from Delphi, a priestess, “that [one day] his daughter would [conceive] a son who would kill him” (Hamilton, Edith). Continuing through the myth, Acrisius is characterized as a wealthy King who cares more for his willpower to live since the only reason Danae was never killed in the beginning was because

Perseus son of Zeus and Danae, grandson of king Acrisius of Argos was not wanted by the king due to the prophecy. Suddenly Baby Perseus and Danae are put into a chest and tossed to sea. With Zeus’ help, the chest is steered were a kind fisherman took them in on an island. An evil king on the island wants Danae, Perseus’ mom, to be his wife. Since Perseus was poor instead of giving gifts he gave his services to the king. The evil king sends Perseus on a mission to kill Medusa, one of the Gorgon sisters

The story of "Perseus and the Quest for Medusa's Head", begins with a man named Perseus who lives in Greece. Perseus and his mother Danae live on the island of Seriphus with a fisherman named Diktys. Polydectes is not only the king of the island, he is Diktys brother, and is in love with Danae and wants to marry her. To get Perseus out of the way, he hatches a plan. He gathers his friends, including Perseus and asks for gifts to give to win the hand of Danae. He wants horses, but Perseus does