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In Greek mythology, Danae (Greek: Δανάη, "parched") was a daughter of King Acrisius of Argos and Eurydice (no relation to Orpheus' Eurydice). She was the mother of Perseus by Zeus. She was sometimes credited with founding the city of Ardea in Latium. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x1960, 306 KB) Description: Title: de: Danae Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 77 × 83 cm Country of origin: de: Österreich Current location (city): de: Wien Current location (gallery): de: Leopoldmuseum Other notes: de: Wiener Sezession Im Leopolder Ausstellung Die...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x1960, 306 KB) Description: Title: de: Danae Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 77 × 83 cm Country of origin: de: Österreich Current location (city): de: Wien Current location (gallery): de: Leopoldmuseum Other notes: de: Wiener Sezession Im Leopolder Ausstellung Die...
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Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ...
Acrisius was a mythical king of Argos, and a son of Abas and Ocalea. ...
Argos (Greek: ΆÏγος, Ãrgos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ...
In Greek mythology, there were two characters named Eurydice, or EurydÃkê. The more famous was a woman - or a nymph - named Eurydice who was the wife of Orpheus. ...
The head of Orpheus, from an 1865 painting by Gustave Moreau. ...
For the constellation, see Perseus (constellation); for the Macedonian king, see Perseus of Macedon Perseus with the Head of Medusa Perseus was the son of Danae, the only child of Acrisius king of Argos. ...
Statue of Zeus The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 bc. ...
Latium (Lazio in Italian) is a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ...
Disappointed by his lack of male heirs, Acrisius asked an oracle if this would change. The oracle told him to go to the Earth's end where he would be killed by his daughter's child. She was childless and, meaning to keep her so, he shut her up in a bronze tower or cave. But Zeus came to her in the form of rain or a shower of gold, and impregnated her. Soon after, their child Perseus was born. An Oracle is a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion; an infallible authority, usually spiritual in nature. ...
None too happy, but unwilling to provoke the wrath of the gods by killing his offspring, Acrisius cast the two into the sea in a wooden chest. The sea was calmed by Poseidon at the request of Zeus and the pair survived. They washed ashore on the island of Seriphos, where they were taken in by Dictys, the brother of King Polydectes, who raised the boy to manhood. Andrea Doria as Neptune by Agnolo Bronzino: a potent allegory of Genoas hegemony in the Tyrrhenian Sea In Greek Mythology, Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) was the god of the sea, known to the Romans as Neptune, and to the Etruscans as Nethuns. ...
Seriphos (or Serifos) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, located in the western Cyclades, south of Kythnos and northwest of Siphnos. ...
In Greek mythology, Dictys was a fisherman and brother of King Polydectes of Seriphos. ...
In Greek mythology, King Polydectes of Seriphos was the brother of Dictys. ...
Later, after Perseus killed Medusa and rescued Andromeda, the oracle's prophecy came true. A relatively modern image of Medusa painted by Arnold Böcklin In Greek mythology, Medusa (Μεδουσα Queen), was a monstrous female character whose gaze could turn people to stone. ...
The Boast of Cassiopeia is a story from Greek mythology, associated with Perseus. ...
He started for Argos, but learning of the prophecy instead went to Larissa, where athletic games were being held. By chance Acrisius was there, and Perseus accidentally struck him with his javelin (or discus), fulfilling the prophecy. Too shamed to return to Argos he then gave the kingdom to Megapenthes, son of Proetus (Acrisius' brother) and took over his kingdom of Tiryns, also founding Mycenae and Midea there. Larissa (Greek: ΛάÏισα, Lárisa) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa Prefecture. ...
In Greek mythology, Megapénthês was a son of Proetus. ...
Proetus was a mythical king of Tyrins. ...
Tiryns is a Mycenaean site in the Peloponnesian peninsula in Greece. ...
The Lion Gate at Mycenae The Lion Gate (detail) Mycenae (ancient Greek: , IPA , in modern Greek: Μυκήνες ), is an archaeological site in Greece, located about 90km south-west of Athens, in the north-eastern Peloponnese. ...
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