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What did King Acrisios do to Danae and her baby? Shut them in a chest and threw them in the sea

Shut them in a room built underground
Shut them in a tower and put a dragon guarding it
Shut them in a glass box awaiting true love's kiss

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Danae was the daughter of King Acrisius of Argos and Queen Eurydice, in Greek mythology. Acrisius was disappointed that he had no sons to give his throne, and asked an oracle for help. The answer he got was that his grandson would kill him. ... So, he locked Danae and Perseus in a chest and threw it at sea.

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