Themes in The Birth of Perseus
Little Words, Big Ideas
Freedom and Confinement
When Acrisius receives the prophecy that his daughter, Danae, will give birth to a son who'll kill him, the first thing he does is lock Danae up in a bronze chamber. Yeah, so that seems like some s...
Exile
When Acrisius locks his daughter away, it can totally be seen as a form of exile. Though Danae hasn't left her hometown of Argos, she has been cast out of her former life. Later, when her mean old...