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Perseus: The Modernized Greek Myth
; ...Greece has been ruled by a King, named Acrisius, of Argos. His daughter was Princess...beautiful throughout the country. King Acrisius originally did not want to have a daughter...strong, bold successor. Therefore, King Acrisius boarded a train to the bustling metropolis...
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Joneses fight over 'hallowed ground'.
; ...decade. Nobody seems quite sure when the sons of famed golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. started their feud. Like Acrisius and Proteus of Greek mythology, had Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Rees Jones been born twins, it's possible their quarrel would...
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Our common future: a rapidly growing and rapidly aging humankind
; 'No man loves life like him that's growing old.' Sophocles (496P-406 BC) (Acrisius, Fragment 64) The aging male revisited Axel Oxenstierna (1583-1654), the great Swedish statesman, said that 'At fifty you begin...
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The story of Perseus
; ...little children danced around it. Perseus and Acrisius And did Perseus kill old King Acrisius in the end? Yes, he did, but he did not want...on an island not far away. Both Perseus and Acrisius went. At the Games the young men ran races...
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Eye-catching pieces by design students
; ...a shower of gold, falls pregnant with Perseus. Her father, Acrisius, is warned that his daughter's son will be the instrument of...where the pair are rescued. Perseus later seeks revenge on Acrisius. Matthew Wilkie's furniture has a distinctive and original...
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Jonson's Volpone.(Ben Jonson)(Critical Essay)
; ...Jove Could not invent t'himself a shroud more subtle To pass Acrisius' guards. It is the thing Makes all the world her grace, her...Venus and the shower of gold by which Jove evaded the guards Acrisius set around his daughter, Danae, so far beyond the scope of...
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The Sky Is Falling, So Make a Wish
; ...In Greek myth, Perseus' grandfather, Acrisius, the king of Argos, had been told by...the future son of his daughter, Danae. Acrisius decided to hide Danae from the sight...result of their union. Understandably, Acrisius was not happy, and once again entombed...
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Kids Do The Noblest Things
; ...dangers of foolish greed. Pilling also includes the better-known Greek stories of King Midas and of Perseus, Medusa and King Acrisius. With tales that explain the birth of the seasons, where fire comes from and how the four winds were named, Realms of Gold...
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Keeping It in the Family; "Perseus Bayou" Through April 1 Theater of the First Amendment at George Mason University 703/218-6500
; ...Several of the "Perseus" actors -- Dori Legg (Medusa), Dwayne Nitz (Percy), Paul Takacs (Panther Hermes) and Steven Tipton (Acrisius) -- have appeared in each show, as well. Their latest effort sets the Perseus myths in the bayous of post- Civil War Louisiana...
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