A great Greek hero once slayed monsters before the days of Heracles. This Greek hero is the son of Zeus and Danae, the daughter of Acrisius of Argos. His name? Perseus. Perseus is an important character in Greek mythology because he shows many traits valued by Greek culture. At a time, the king had a daughter named Danae. Danae was very beautiful but according to Apollo, Danaes sons would kill Acrisius. That being said, Acrisius locked up Danae in a bronze tower so that she would never marry or have children. The tower was very isolated, it only had one small window. One day a shining light brightened up the room, it was a god who granted Danae a baby. This baby was Perseus. Acrisius was furius about it and locked up Danae again then sent
