King Polydectes of Seriphos: 'If I want to marry Danae I need to send her son away on a dangerous quest'
My father, King Acrisius of Argos, locked me in a tower and hoped we would die in a wooden chest at sea because he heard a prophecy...
As the son of Zeus, I have to keep my mother, Danae, save but I don't own a fine horse. I hope the gods will help us again.
Ah no! The reflection of Perseus' shiny shield is turning me into stone and his a sharp sickle will kill me. Then, out of my dead body Pegasus will be born.
Thanks to Athena and Hermes, and Hades' helmet of invisibility and winged sandals I have survived my quest. I will escape with Medusa's head and turn the cruel king into stone!
My son is one of the greatest Greek heroes!
Having saved my new wife, Princess Andromeda, from a sea-monster and having turned Polydectes into stone, I make Dictys the king of Seriphos and we will return to Argos...