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Does Acrisius deserve his fate

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YES! He tried to kill his family! Then again, lots of greek people did stuff to avoid being killed...

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That he is killed by his own son is how King Arisius finally meets his fate according to ancient Greek mythology.Specifically, Argive King Acrisius consults the Delphic Oracle, who says that he will be killed by his own daughter's son. Acrisius therefore imprisons his daughter, Danaë, who nevertheless becomes pregnant with Zeus the chief god's son. Acrisius locks mother and child in a chest, which he has hurtled into the choppy sea. Danaë's son nevertheless survives and grows up to become the hero Perseus.According to one version, Perseus kills his father by accidentally hitting him in the head with a discus at the athletic games in Larissa. According to another version, Perseus kills Acrisius by showing him the head of the monstrous Medusa, whose view turns viewers into stone.


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King Acrisius died when his grandson Perseus accidentally hit him with a discus.


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