The Probert Encyclopaedia of Greek & Roman Mythology

DANAE

In Greek mythology, Danae was daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos. He shut her up in a bronze tower because of a prophecy that her son would kill his grandfather - thinking that held prisoner she might never receive a lover, and never bear a child. Zeus became enamoured of her and descended in a shower of gold. As a result of her union with Zeus she gave birth to the hero Perseus.
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