Perseus
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In Greek mythology, Perseus is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. He be
Perseus with the head of Medusa, first century AD, Museo Ostiense
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Benvenuto Cellini, Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence
Perseus rescuing Andromeda from Cetus, depicted on an amphora in the Altes Museum, Berlin
Perseus and Andromeda, 1st century AD fresco from the Casa della Saffo, Pompeii; he shows her the Medusa's head reflected in a pool.
Danaë
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In Greek mythology, Danaë was an Argive princess and mother of the hero Perseus by Zeus. She was credited with founding the city of Ardea in Latium during the Bronze Age.
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…He beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. He was a demigod, being the son of Zeus and the mortal Danaë, as well as the half-brother and great-grandfather of Heracles (as they were both children of Zeus, and Heracles's mother was Perseus's granddaughter…
Ancient Boeotian bell-krater showing Zeus impregnating Danaë in the form of a shower of gold, circa 450–425 BC.
Eros pouring golden rain on Danaë, antique fresco in Pompeii
Jan Gossaert, 1527
Correggio's Danaë, 1531–1532.