Princess Danae was a lover of Zeus and the mother of Perseus, the most important king of Athens

According to Greek mythology, Danaë was beautiful princess, daughter of Acrisius, the King of Argos and Eurydice from Sparta.

There once came a time when the delphic oracle of Apollo revealed that the king of Argos would die at the hands of his grandson. In order to save his life, the king confined Danae together with her nursemaid into a bronze tower to retain her virginity.

However, almighty Zeus, the king of the gods, deeply fell in love with beautiful Danae, so he transformed himself into a bright shower of gold to be able to visit her inside her dark prison. Once there, the couple moved fluidly in an amourous embrace. Danae got impregnated by Zeus, bearing him a son whom she gave the name Perseus.