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King Acrisius of Argo was disappointed that he lacked sons and thus asked an oracle for advice. The oracle told him the next male born that shared his blood would kill him. His daughter, Danae, was childless, but, to keep the prophecy from coming true, the king locked Danae in a tower. Zeus, however, had been watching Danae - enamored by her and seeing her locked in the tower, he decided to visit her one night in the form of golden rain. He soaked her skin and impregnated her. She borne Perseus, the slayer of Medusa. Acrisius learned of the child's birth and locked the two in a chest, not wanting to attract the Furies with the death at the hands of a family member. He threw the chest into the sea hoping they would either drown, starve, or go somewhere far away from him. The chest washed ashore where King Polydectes of Seriphos would fall in love with Danae and try to force her into marrying him. Perseus would not allow the king to do so... the kind did not take this "no" lightly though. Instead, he made a deal with Perseus; if he could bring back the head of Medusa, he would stop pursuing Danae. Perseus, of course, completed this tasked and saved his mother, Danae, from being forced into a relationship. IN MY OPINION Danae in your chart can represent a) loathing from your father, b) where you find yourself locked up by others out of fear of what you could create, c) travel via the sea/ocean, d) when you feel confined, e) where other's force their love on to you, and/or f) where you child finds themselves needing to protect you.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of cyane along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of cyane AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede cyane!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: zeus (5731 / h42), algol (a fixed star in the constellation perseus), medusa (149), alekto (asteroid 465), megaira (asteroid 464), and tisiphone (asteroid 466)!

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algol, perseus's claim to the head of medusa

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Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danae and is the renowned slayer of Medusa. His story begins with his grandfather, Acrisius. Acrisius was the king of Argos and father of Danae. He frequently sought the advice of Apollo's Oracles and one told him that the sons of Danae would kill him. After hearing that, the king locked his daughter in an underground chamber. But nothing is ever enough to keep Zeus away from a mortal who catches his attention. The king came down to visit Danae one day only to discover she held Perseus in her arms. He locked the two in a chest and chunked the two out to sea. The chest washed ashore to the island Seriphos and was caught in the net of Dictys, the brother of the king. He offered Danae a place to stay and protected her from curious individuals. His brother, Polydectes, however fell in love with Danae the moment he saw her. She rejected him and Polydectes became resolved to win her hand. Perseus he saw as the only obstacle he had to remove from the equation. Polydectes pretended to become engaged to Hippodameia and by royal decree he commanded that everyone bring a horse as a bride-gift. Perseus was poor and asked what he could bring as an altnerative and was told the head of Medusa. Perseus wandered for days without finding the Gorgon. Athena (who gave him a bronze shield) and Hermes (who gave him an adamantine sickle) advised him to seek Medusa's sisters, the Graeae. They gave to him the impenetrable bag and winged sandals. Then told him to find the nymphs of the north who possessed Hades's Cap of Invisibility. He used the reflection of the shield to seek Medusa and beheaded Medusa unseen by her gaze. A solider and winged horse sprang from her neck. Perseus put the head in the bag and with it he turned the king who set his quest to stone like he did to Atlas on his trek home. The fixed star Algol is located on the outer edge of Perseus's constellation - it is said to be Medusa's third eye in his constellation. IN MY OPINION Algol in a chart can represent a) what you believe to be evil, b) the cruelty/rage you have in your life, c) your greatest weapon, and/or d) the power you have.

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: zeus (5731 / h42), danae (61), medusa (149), hippodamia (692), athene (881), pallas (2), hermes (69230), and hades (h41)!

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