Danae (The daughter of Acrisius of Argos

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• Danaë (Correggio) — Danäe Artist Correggio Year c. 1531 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 161 cm × 193 cm (63 in × 76 in) Location Ga …   Wikipedia

• Danaë —    The daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos, Danaë was confined by her father to prevent her from conceiving the child an oracle predicted would kill him. Jupiter, who lusted after Danaë, appeared to her in the form of a shower of gold. From their …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

• Danaë — Danaän /dan ee euhn/, adj. /dan euh ee /, n. Class. Myth. a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus. * * * In Greek legend, the daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos. After an oracle warned her… …   Universalium

• Danaë — reclining with Zeus as the shower of gold depicted on a vase 450 425 BC Danae …   Wikipedia

• Acrisius — (Ancient Greek: polytonic|Ακρίσιος) was a mythical king of Argos, and a son of Abas and Aglaea [Apollodorus. The Library , [http://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus2.html Book 2] .] (or Ocalea, depending on the author), grandson of Lynceus, great… …   Wikipedia

• DANAË —    daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos, confined by her father in an inaccessible tower of brass to prevent the fulfilment of an oracle that she should be the mother of a son who would kill him, but Zeus found access to her in the form of a… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Argos — Infobox Greek Dimos name = Argos name local = Άργος caption skyline = A view of Argos showing the remains of the ancient theatre periph = Peloponnese prefec = Argolis population = 24239 population as of =2001 area = pop municipality = 29228 area… …   Wikipedia

• Clash of the Titans (1981 film) — Clash of the Titans Movie poster by Brothers Hildebrandt Directed by Desmond Davis Pro …   Wikipedia

• Clash of the Titans (2010 film) — Clash of the Titans Theatrical poster Directed by Louis Leterrier Produced by …   Wikipedia

• Perseus — /perr see euhs, syoohs/, n., gen. Persei / see uy / for 3. 1. Class. Myth. a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and afterward saved Andromeda from a sea monster. 2. Astron. a northern constellation between Cassiopeia and …   Universalium

• Eurydice of Argos — In Greek Mythology, Eurydice was wife to Acrisius, king of Argos, mother of Danaë and therefore grandmother to Perseus. She was said to have been a daughter to Lacedaemon and Sparta, the legendary founders of Sparta …   Wikipedia