Acrisius : king of Argolis, his daughter Danaë gave birth to Perseus.
... Collected Plays and Stories Perseus the Deliverer A Drama The Legend of Perseus Acrisius, the Argive king, warned by an oracle that his daughter's son would be the agent of his death, hoped to escape his doom by shutting her up in a brazen tower. But Zeus, the King of the Gods, descended into her prison in a shower of gold and Danaë bore to him... champion forth to meet my champion, And let their conflict govern ours, Poseidon. POSEIDON Who is thy champion? ATHENE Perseus, the Olympian's son, Whom Danaë in her strong brazen tower, Acrisius' daughter, bore, by heavenly gold Lapped into slumber: for of that shining rain He is the beautiful offspring. POSEIDON The parricide That is to be? But my sea-monster's fangs And fiery ...
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