ACRISIUS, in Fabulous History, king of Argos, be-
ing told by the oracle that he should be killed by his
grand-child, shut up his only daughter Danae in a bra-
zen tower: but Jupiter coming down in a golden
shower, begot Perseus upon her. After Perseus had
slain the Gorgons, he carried Medusa's head to Argos;
which Acrisius seeing, was turned into a statue.