The son of chief god ZEUS and DANAË, daughter of King ACRISIUS of Argos, Perseus is technically a demi-god, legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty of Danaans there. His defeat of the Gorgon and Medusa, and the rescue of ANDROMEDA from the clutches of POSEIDON's sea-monster, makes him one of Greek legend's first heroes
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