Danae.
Daughter of Acrisius king of Argos. Since he didn't have any male heir, the king consulted the oracle of Delphi. The verdict told him he would have no sons and his grandson would kill him. Frightened by this answer, Acrisius locked Danae in a bronze chamber to keep away from any male encounter. He hadn't considered the all-seeing and lustful Zeus, smitten with the beautiful Danae. Turning himself into a shower of gold, he streamed from a slit in the wall and conjoined with her. Soon Danae gave birth to a son, Perseus. Afraid of the oracle, Acrisius sent his daughter and grandson away, abandoning them into the sea inside a wooden chest. They were saved by the fisherman Dictys. He brought them back with him to Seriphos and made Danae his wife, while bringing Perseus up as his son. Dictys's brother was the cruel king Polydectes; he had long eyed the beautiful Danae and, hoping to get rid of Perseus, he challenged him to find Medusa. Perseus defeated the Gorgon, bringing back her head. On his way home he killed the sea monster to save Andromeda. Once back home in Seriphos with her, he petrified all his enemies with Medusa's head, including Polydectes. Therefore, Dictys and Danae became king and queen of Seriphos.
[Meanwhile Acrisius had been banned from Argos's throne and wandered alone having forgotten the prophecy; one day, when Perseus was guest in Larissa for some athletic games, he threw his discus so far it reached the spectators and killed Acrisius who was among them. The prophecy had come true and Perseus had committed a blood crime. To repent himself he made a pilgrimage to Cyllene in Arcadia together with Andromeda and then hid Medusa's head in Athena's temple in Athens.]
