Acrisius was father of Danae. Fearing a prophesy that her son would kill him, Acrisius locked Danae away. However, Danae still became pregnant (by the god Zeus) and gave birth to Perseus. When Acrisius found out about Perseus, he cast Danae and her son into the sea in a wooden chest. The story of Acrisius was told in The StoryTeller: Greek Myths' episode "Perseus and the Gorgon".
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| - Acrisius was father of Danae. Fearing a prophesy that her son would kill him, Acrisius locked Danae away. However, Danae still became pregnant (by the god Zeus) and gave birth to Perseus. When Acrisius found out about Perseus, he cast Danae and her son into the sea in a wooden chest. The story of Acrisius was told in The StoryTeller: Greek Myths' episode "Perseus and the Gorgon".
- Acrisius (Ancient Greek: Ἀκρίσιος) was a mythical king of Argos, and a son of Abas and Aglaea (or Ocalea, depending on the author), grandson of Lynceus, great-grandson of Danaus. His twin brother was Proetus, with whom he is said to have quarreled even in the womb of his mother. When Abas died and Acrisius had grown up, he expelled Proetus from his inheritance; but, supported by his father-in-law Iobates, the Lycian, Proetus returned, and Acrisius was compelled to share his kingdom with his brother by giving Tiryns to him, while he retained Argos for himself.
- Acrisius was a mythical king of Argos. He was the father of Danaë and thus maternal grandfather of Perseus. He was eventually killed by his grandson. His brother Proetus originally shared the kingship with him until Acrisius was forced to expel him. Proetus approached his father-in-law, King Iobates of Lycia, for an army but Acrisius made peace with his brother and gave him half the kingdom.
- Acrisius (Greek: Ἀκρίσιος) was a mythical king of Argos, and father of Princess Danaë. Told by the Delphic oracle that he would one day be killed by Danaë's son Perseus, he had his daughter and infant grandson abandoned in a wooden chest floating in the Mediterranean Sea. Two decades later, while visiting the northern Greek city of Larissa, Acrisius was killed in an accident when a stray discus from a sporting event crushed his skull. The athlete who threw the discus was found to be Perseus.
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| - Acrisius orders Danae into the chest, along with the baby Perseus
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| - Acrisius was father of Danae. Fearing a prophesy that her son would kill him, Acrisius locked Danae away. However, Danae still became pregnant (by the god Zeus) and gave birth to Perseus. When Acrisius found out about Perseus, he cast Danae and her son into the sea in a wooden chest. The story of Acrisius was told in The StoryTeller: Greek Myths' episode "Perseus and the Gorgon".
- Acrisius (Ancient Greek: Ἀκρίσιος) was a mythical king of Argos, and a son of Abas and Aglaea (or Ocalea, depending on the author), grandson of Lynceus, great-grandson of Danaus. His twin brother was Proetus, with whom he is said to have quarreled even in the womb of his mother. When Abas died and Acrisius had grown up, he expelled Proetus from his inheritance; but, supported by his father-in-law Iobates, the Lycian, Proetus returned, and Acrisius was compelled to share his kingdom with his brother by giving Tiryns to him, while he retained Argos for himself.
- Acrisius was a mythical king of Argos. He was the father of Danaë and thus maternal grandfather of Perseus. He was eventually killed by his grandson. His brother Proetus originally shared the kingship with him until Acrisius was forced to expel him. Proetus approached his father-in-law, King Iobates of Lycia, for an army but Acrisius made peace with his brother and gave him half the kingdom.
- Acrisius (Greek: Ἀκρίσιος) was a mythical king of Argos, and father of Princess Danaë. Told by the Delphic oracle that he would one day be killed by Danaë's son Perseus, he had his daughter and infant grandson abandoned in a wooden chest floating in the Mediterranean Sea. Two decades later, while visiting the northern Greek city of Larissa, Acrisius was killed in an accident when a stray discus from a sporting event crushed his skull. The athlete who threw the discus was found to be Perseus.
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