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Whose death does Antigone refer to as being likened to her own?
Antigone likens her death sentence to that of Danae. Danae was the daughter of King Acrisius and Queen Eurydice of Argos. The king was warned that death would come to him by way of his own son. The king therefore had his daughter Danae imprisoned in a remote cave or bronze tower. But Zeus, the king of the gods, managed to get into Danae's bedroom by assuming the form of a golden rain. The resulting interaction led to the birth of the hero Perseus. When King Acrisius learned of the successful delivery of a male child, he had mother and son locked inside a wooden chest. The chest was put into the ocean. But Zeus didn't want the mother of his child, or the child, to be hurt or die. And so he convinced the sea god, Poseidon, to calm the waters and let the chest drift to safety.
Why did Basilio lock Segismund in the tower?
he interpreted bad omens at Segismund's birth: his mother had a dream, she died in childbirth, and there was an eclipse
If you are a woman and Tara's daughter is your daughter's mother what relation are you to Tara?
If Tara's daughter is your daughter's mother, and you are a woman, you are Tara's daughter.
What is the dark tower in From the Dark Tower by Cullen?
The "dark tower" in From the Dark Tower is significant because it represents the place on 136th Harlem Street where poets, including Cullen, used to gather.
Who are the 5 sisters in fiddler on the roof?
youngest daughter-Bielke 4th daughter-Shprintze 3rd daughter-Chava 2nd daughter-Hodel 1st daughter-Tzietel
Why did king acrisius lock his daughter in a tower?
King Acrisius locked Danae in a tower because the Oracole of Apollo told him a son of Danae would kill him, so therefor he did not want her to have any children
Who is Acrisius?
In Greek mythology, Acrisius was the ancient king of Argos. When he was told a prophecy, he shut his daughter Danae inside a bronze tower.
What was Acrisius' daughter called?
King Acrisius daughter was called Danae
Who placed his pregnant daughter into a chest and threw her into the sea - Acrisius Staphylus Or Phylacus?
Acrisius did this to his daughter Danaë.
What did the priestess tell king acrisius about his daughter danae?
When Acrisius consulted the Pythia regarding his chances for having a son, he was told that he would never have a son of his own, but rather, his daughter would. Further, that grandson would eventually kill him. This is why he locked Danae in the tower away from men, to prevent her from having that child. That son would be Perseus, who did indeed kill Acrisius after slaying Medusa.
Where did perseus kill acrisius?
Acrisius was killed in Larissa, by Perseus. As it was foretold by an oracle that Acrisius's daughter Danae, would have a child that would one day kill him - who turned out to be Perseus
Who is persus mothers?
Perseus was the son of Danae, who was the daughter of King Acrisius of Argos.
What prediction does priestess make to Acrisius?
easy one ! :) Acrisius' grandson was sent out to kill him unless he killed his daughter. But the gods would punish you if you killed family.
What did Perseus's father do when Perseus was a baby?
King Acrisius of Argos was warned by an oracle that he would be killed in time by a son born to his daughter Danae. So he promptly locked Danae up in a tower. But the god Zeus got in, disguised as a shower of gold, with the result that Perseus was born. So Acrisius straightaway stuck daughter and infant into a chest and pushed it out to sea. Perhaps he expected it to sink like a stone, but instead it floated quite nicely, fetching up on a beach on the island of Seriphos.
What happens to Acrisius in the end?
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.
What did acrisius do to try to keep the prophecy of his death from being fulfilled?
He set his daughter and her child adrift at sea in a sealed chest.
Was Hera mother of Perseus?
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.
