King Acrisius died when his grandson Perseus accidentally hit him with a discus.
No, Perseus' mother was Danaë, who was the only child of Acrisius, King of Argos. According to a prophecy, Acrisius was supposed to be killed by his daughter's son. To prevent this, Acrisius kept Danaë locked up in his palace, but one day Zeus came to her in the form of a shower of gold, and impregnated her. A few months later, she gave birth to their son, Perseus.
Perseus was the son of Danae, who was the daughter of King Acrisius of Argos.
Perseus and his mother, Danae, were sealed in a wooden chest and set to sea by her father, Acrisius, King of Argos.
Danaë most likely bore him in Argos, for her father was Acrisius, King of Argos
This sory starts with King Acrisius, who is afraid of getting a grandson by his daughter Danae. She is visited by Zeus and gives birth to Perseus. Acrisius puts these two in an old boat on the Mediterranean, hoping the will drown. Eventually they find themselves in the palace of King Polydectes, who wants to get rid of Perseus (now a grown man) in order to woo Danae. So he sends Perseus on a misson to kill Medusa, the terrible monster. and so on.
In the end, Acrisius dies at the hands of his grandson Perseus during a discus-throwing competition. This fulfills the prophecy that his daughter Danaë's son would kill him, as he tried to prevent Perseus from becoming the king of Argos.
Perseus and his mother(Danae) were sent adrift by Danae's father King Acrisius.
Danae was the mother of Perseus in the Greek myth. His father was Zeus.
King Acrisius of Argos received a dire prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi, stating that he would be killed by his grandson. To prevent this fate, Acrisius imprisoned his daughter, Danaë, to prevent her from bearing children. However, Zeus visited her in the form of golden rain, resulting in the birth of Perseus, ultimately fulfilling the oracle's prophecy.
Zeus helped Danae by transforming into a golden shower and visiting her while she was imprisoned in a bronze chamber by her father, King Acrisius. This was done to fulfill a prophecy that Acrisius would be killed by his grandson. As a result of this union, Danae became pregnant and eventually gave birth to Perseus, who would later fulfill the prophecy by inadvertently killing Acrisius.
King Acrisius received a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi, which foretold that his daughter, Danaë, would bear a son who would eventually kill him. In fear of this prophecy, Acrisius locked Danaë away in a bronze chamber to prevent her from having children. Despite his efforts, Zeus visited her in the form of golden rain, resulting in the birth of Perseus, who later fulfilled the prophecy.