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An oracle stated that Acrisius would be killed by his grandson so he confined his daughter to a bronze tower. Zeus visited her in the tower as a shower of gold and she became prednant. When Perseus was born Acrisius placed Danae and her son in a wooden chest and cast them into the sea. Zeus arranged for Poseidon to provide them a calm sea and they were saved by Dictys, a fisherman on Seriphos.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>"He repaid Polydectes with a deadly wedding-present for the long slavery of his mother and her forced bridal bed, ...Perseus, the son of Danae, who they say was conceived in a spontaneous shower of gold. <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0162%3Abook%3DP.%3Apoem%3D12">Pindar , Pythian 12</a></p> <p>"... Danaë of the fair ankles, daughter of Acmsius, who bare Perseus, pre-eminent above all warriors; "<a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0134:book=14:card=312&amp;highlight=">Hom. Il. 14.312</a></p> <p>”±½¬· -- Danae -- "The meaning 'shining parched' may apply and come from Indo-European 'du-, dYu-, dk-', 'to burn, injure, torment' and '2. nei-, neiY-, n+-', 'to be moved, excited; to shine'</p> <h3>Images of Danae from Ancient Greece</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Danae_gold_shower_Louvre_CA925.jpg">Danae receiving a shower of Gold"</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/image?img=Perseus:image:1991.10.0421">Danae and the chest</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/image?img=Perseus:image:1990.24.0517">Danae and workmen building the chest</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/image?img=Perseus:image:1990.03.0144">Danae and Perseus in the chest</a></li> </ul> <p>One source of this story is not difficult to identify. The shower of gold is certainly the gold shower produced in the winnowing of grain. The grain heads are beaten and the result is tossed in the air. Wind separates the grain chaff producing a shower of gold. This allows the grain to be planted in the ground. The Story has Zeus visit Danae even though she is hidden in an undergraound chamber to produce a heroic offspring. In like manner the grain is planted in the ground to produce fertile plants in the spring.</p> <p>Robert E. Bell suggests that the shower of gold is a ray of sunshine coming into the prison of Danae but Zeus is not associated with sunshine but is associated with fertility festivals and the hieros gamos</p> <h2>References</h2> <ul> <li>M. GEORGAKOPOULOU , Y. BASSIAKOS, and O. PHILANIOTOU, "ERIPHOS SURFACES: A STUDY OF COPPER SLAG HEAPS AND COPPER SOURCES IN THE CONTEXT OF EARLY BRONZE AGE AEGEAN METAL PRODUCTION. <a href="http://www.bsa.ac.uk/doc_store/Fitch/FIT2009_31.pdf">Link</a></li> </ul> <hr/> <p>To ask a question about this topic note the topic (Danae) and <a href="comm.html">Click here</a></p> <hr/> <h3>Questions and Answers</h3> <p>Advertisement:</p> <p>Buying links: <a href="grepar.html">Art Supplies and Original Art</a> -- <a href="grepe.html">Audio Books</a> -- <a href="grepp.html">Auto Parts and Accessories</a> -- <a href="grepeb.html">eBooks(books in digital form)</a> -- <a href="grepq.html">Traditional Books</a> -- <a href="grepb.html">Business to Business</a> -- <a href="grepcoe.html">Collectibles</a> -- <a href="grepcol.html">College and Education</a> -- <a href="grepcomh.html">Computer HW(Hardware)</a> -- <a href="grepcoms.html">Computer SW(Software)</a> -- <a href="grepcon.html">Construction and Built-in Decoration of Homes</a> -- <a href="grepce.html">Consumer Electronics</a> -- <a href="grepcos.html">Cosmetics and Fragrances</a> -- <a href="greppa.html">Costumes and Party Goods</a> -- <a href="grepev.html">Events</a> -- <a href="grepk.html">Furniture and Removable Decoration of Homes</a> -- <a href="grepg.html">Games</a> -- <a href="grepga.html">Garden and Flowers</a> -- <a href="grepj.html">Gifts</a> -- <a href="grepgr.html">Groceries, Gourmet Food, and Wine</a> -- <a href="grepha.html">Hair Care</a> -- <a href="grepl.html">Handbags and Luggage</a> -- <a href="greph.html">Health Food</a> -- <a href="grepho.html">Hotels</a> -- <a href="grepo.html">Jewelry</a> -- <a href="grepki.html">Kitchen and Dining</a> -- <a href="grepmal.html">Malls and Virtual Malls</a> -- <a href="grepme.html">Men&#39;s</a> -- <a href="grepu.html">Movies/DVD&#39;s</a> -- <a href="grepmu.html">Music</a> -- <a href="grepou.html">Outdoors</a> -- <a href="grepph.html">Photo</a> -- <a href="greppo.html">Posters, Prints and Painting Reproductions</a> -- <a href="greps.html">Shoes</a> -- <a href="grepte.html">Teens</a> -- <a href="grepto.html">Toys</a> -- <a href="grepa.html">Travel</a> -- <a href="grepw.html">Women&#39;s</a> -- <a href="grepeur.html">Geschäft in Europa</a> -- <a href="grepuk.html">United Kingdom Vendors</a> --</p> <p>If you click above and follow the links to a purchase then this site receives a commission for its support.</p> <p><img class="photo" src="logo.gif" width="200" height="150" alt="Logo of The Role of Women in the Art of Ancient Greece"/></p> <p><a href="index.html">RWAAG</a>, Danae--></p> <p>origin 20100526 updz20111209</p> </body> </html>