Who was Perseus's mother?

The story behind the answer

Danaë is Perseus’s mother. King Acrisius, her father, locked her away after an oracle warned that his grandson would kill him. Zeus visited Danaë as a shower of golden rain, and Perseus was born. To avoid the prophecy, Acrisius cast Danaë and baby Perseus adrift in a chest, but they survived—signaling the hero’s destined greatness.

Remember the roles: Danaë = mother; Andromeda = later becomes Perseus’s wife; Medusa = the Gorgon he defeats; Acrisius = grandfather who tries to thwart fate. A memory hook: D for Danaë, D for dungeon (where she was kept), and D for divine “downpour” of gold—three Ds that lead to Perseus’s birth. The prophecy ultimately comes true when Perseus accidentally kills Acrisius, a classic Greek twist on inescapable fate.