ENG 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Phorcys, Acrisius, Venomous Snake
8 Dec 2016
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Chapter 21 perseus and the legends of argos. Argos, mycenae, and tiryns are close geographically and in the sagas confused. Argos itself was associated with thebes and corinth, and its myths reflect its contacts with the levant and egypt. Argos was the most important center on the greek mainland for the worship of hera. Phoroneus, decided in favor of hera in her contest with poseidon for divine support of argos. In anger, poseidon dried up the argive rivers, including that of the river-god inachus, father of. Argive rivers since then have always been short of water. Abas had twin sons, proetus (who became king of tiryns) and acrisius (who ruled argos). An oracle foretold that the son of danae, the only child of acrisius, would kill her father. Acrisius shut dana up in an underground chamber, but zeus lay with her, entering in the form of a shower of gold.
