King Acrisios of Argos had a daughter named Danea. When the King of Agros applied to the temple of Danea, who wanted to have a son, he was informed that Danea would give birth to a son, but that her grandson would kill her. The King of Argos, who was alarmed, locked his daughter in a room surrounded by bronze to prevent her from having a relationship with any man. But Zeus, who fell in love with Danea, poured down from the roof as a rain of gold and made Danea pregnant. Danea gives birth to her son Perseus from this relationship. Unable to understand what was happening, Acrisios locked his daughter and grandson in a chest and threw them into the sea. Danea and her son Perseus land on the island of Seriphos. This moment of landing is depicted in the mosaic from Zeugma. The floor mosaic depicts Danea and her son Perseus emerging from the chest opened by two fishermen. King Polydectes, who is right in front of them, wants to help by extending both hands towards the baby Perseus.
Mosaic Work
King Acrisios of Argos had a daughter named Danea. When the King of Agros applied to the temple of Danea, who wanted to have a son, he was informed that Danea would give birth to a son, but that her grandson would kill her. The King of Argos, who was alarmed, locked his daughter in a bronze-lined room to prevent her from having a relationship with any man.
