Perseus The King Research Paper

There once was king named Acrisius, who lived in a magnificent mansion. Acrisius had a beautiful daughter named Danae. There was a man named Apollo, and he had a oracle, that told Acrisius that there would come a day when Danae’s son would kill him. Acrisius was afraid so he locked her in a bronze tower so that she would never get married or have children. Danae became very sad over the years, until one faithful day, a bright light came through the window that was in the bronze tower. A man appeared holding a thunderbolt in his hand, Danae knew it was the god Zeus. Zeus said “I have seen your empty heart, and I wish to make you my wife, if you agree I can turn this place into a beautiful garden.” As she agreed the terrible bronze tower turned into a beautiful garden. One day Acrisius saw a light coming from the window. He tore down one of the walls and when he entered, he saw Danae smiling and holding a baby boy in his hands. This baby was called Perseus.
With the god’s watching over them, they managed to arrive safely to the island of Seriphos, where the king Polydectes ruled. The king’s brother, Dictys, who was a fisherman but was supposed to be king caught the chest in his net and pulled it to shore, freeing Danae and her son. Danae’s son Perseus grew up to become a strong young man. Polydectes heard about Danae and asked her to marry him, but Danae had no interest so she denied. The king blamed Perseus, because if it wasn’t for Perseus, the king would have forced Danae to marry him, so he created a plan to get rid of him. Polydectes pretended to marry the daughter of one of his friends. Everyone had to bring a present to the wedding, including Danae and Perseus. The king knew Perseus was poor and pretended to be furious about him not bringing a present. Perseus talked to the king and said he would do anything the king wants. The king of course asked for the head of