Mark Bergin, Peter Hepplewhite, David Salariya
The Adventures of Perseus
The story begins at
the birth of Perseus, from the prophecy of the death of King Acrisius of Argos
by the hand of his daughter Danae’s son. Zeus falls on Danae in the form of a
golden shower, and their son Perseus is born. Acrisius puts his daughter and grandson
into a wooden chest and throws them into the sea. The unfortunate pair are
rescued by Zeus, Poseidon, and the fisherman Dictys. The King of Seriphos,
Polydectes, brother of Dictys, falls in love with Perseus's mother. He (...)
