Acrisius

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(əkrĭs´ēəs): see Danaë and Perseus.

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Danaë - in Greek legend, daughter of Acrisius. When it was prophesied that Danaë's son would kill Acrisius, her father imprisoned her in a bronze tower. However, Zeus came to her in the form of a shower...