Perseus (myth)

"Perseus" is a myth featured in Clash of the Titans.

Traditional Plot
Having no sons, Acrisius goes to the oracle and asks her if he will have any male heirs. However, the oracle foretold that he will one day be killed by his daughter's son, but his daughter is childless. In order to keep her that way, he has his daughter, Princess Danae, locked away in a bronze cell with only a window as a source of sunlight. However, one day, Zeus comes down and visits Danae in a glittering shower of gold. Nine months later, Danae gives birth to a baby boy and names him Perseus. Acrisius one day sees sunlight coming from his daughter's cell and orders the wall to be broken down. The king sees his daughter and orders Danae and her son to be thrown in a wooden box.

1981 Adaptation
than their patron goddess, Thetis.
 * Danae is locked up by her father, Acrisius because he was jealous of her beauty. However, she and Zeus have Perseus.
 * Instead of multiple children, Perseus and Andromeda have one son, named Perses.
 * Cassiopeia boasts about her daughter being more beautiful

2010 Adaptation

 * Zeus disguises himself as the king and slept with Danae, who is Acrisius' wife in this version, making her husband Perseus' stepfather as opposed to his grandfather. This results in Zeus and Danae producing a son.
 * Perseus fathers one son, named Helius, but with Io, and not Andromeda.
 * Perseus is raised by a fisherman and his wife. Additionally, Perseus has a younger sister, Tekla.