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... Akrisios ' only daughter , Danae.147 Akrisios , king of Argos , had but this one child born to him ; therefore he inquired of the oracle of Delphi how he might have a son . The god replied that he should never have a son , but that his ...
... Akrisios ' only daughter , Danae.147 Akrisios , king of Argos , had but this one child born to him ; therefore he inquired of the oracle of Delphi how he might have a son . The god replied that he should never have a son , but that his ...
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... Akrisios was no longer in power there.193 Fearing death from his grandson , he had gone from his native castle to Thessaly , to another stronghold also called Larissa . Perseus went after his grandfather , found him and wanted to be ...
... Akrisios was no longer in power there.193 Fearing death from his grandson , he had gone from his native castle to Thessaly , to another stronghold also called Larissa . Perseus went after his grandfather , found him and wanted to be ...
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... Akrisios in their mother's womb and later quitted the disputed kingdom and emigrated to Asia Minor . From there , from the land of Lykia , he came home with a princess for his wife and seven Kyklopes , to build the strong castle of ...
... Akrisios in their mother's womb and later quitted the disputed kingdom and emigrated to Asia Minor . From there , from the land of Lykia , he came home with a princess for his wife and seven Kyklopes , to build the strong castle of ...
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According Achilles Adrastos Agamemnon Aias Aietes Aigeus Akrisios Alkmene allegedly already Amazons Amphitryon Antiope Aphrodite Apollo Argonauts Argos Ariadne Artemis Atalante Athenians Atreus beast Bellerophontes belonged bore brother brought bull called Centaur chariot child cult daughter dead death Deianeira Delphi Dionysos Dioskuroi divine Euripides Eurystheus famous father goddess gods golden Greek Hades hand Harmonia Helen Hera Herakles Hermes hero Hesperides Hippodameia honour Iolaos Iolkos island Jason journey Kadmos Kekrops killed king Laios land later marriage Medeia Meleagros Menelaos Minos mother murder Mycenae narrators Odysseus Oidipus Oineus Oinomaos oracle Orpheus palace Pallas Athene Peirithoos Peleus Pelias Pelops Persephone Perseus Phrixos poet Polyneikes Poseidon primaeval Proitos queen sacrifice sent serpent Sisyphos sons story tale Tantalos Telephos temple Theban Thebes Theseus Thetis Thracian Thyestes Tiryns told took tragedy Trojan Troy Tyndareos underworld vase-painting shows wife young Zeus