Acrisius

Illustration of an Attic red-figure calyx-krater; Acrisius puts Danaë and Perseus into the chest.

In Greek mythology, Acrisius (/əˈkraɪsiəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀκρίσιος, romanized: Akrisios, lit. 'ill-judgment' or 'locust') was a king of Argos. He was the grandfather of the famous Greek demi-god Perseus through his only daughter Danaë.