Dana ë

In Greek mythology Dana ë was the daughter of Acrisius, the king of Argos. An oracle told Acrisius that Dana ë 's son would someday kill him. To prevent the prophecy from coming true, Acrisius had his daughter imprisoned in a bronze tower. There the god Zeus* went to her in a shower of gold, and she became pregnant with a son, the hero Perseus. When Acrisius learned of the baby's birth, he ordered Dana ë and her son locked inside a chest and set adrift at sea.

The chest reached the island of Seriphos, where it was discovered by a fisherman named Dictys, whose brother Polydectes was king. Dictys helped Dana ë raise her son on the island. When Perseus was ...