Acrisius

Mortal king of Argos; son of Abas; great-grandson of Danaus; father of Danae; mortal grandfather of Perseus. The Delphic oracle warned him his daughter's son would kill him, prompting him to lock Danae in the bronze chamber where Zeus reached her as the golden shower. Killed accidentally by Perseus's discus at Larissa, fulfilling the prophecy.

Children

• Danae

Powers

• Imprison Danae to thwart the oracle of his death

Relations

• sibling: Proetus
• sibling: Proetus (twin of Acrisius, king of Tiryns) · GreekProetus entry pending — twin brother who fought him from the womb; later contested the kingship of Argos.Apollod. 2.2.1; twin enmity in the womb (primary)

Sources

• existence: Hes. fr. 129 M-W; Apollod. 2.2.1, 2.4.1-4; Pind. Pyth. 12; Paus. 2.16, 2.25.7 (primary)