Bulfinch’s Mythology · Character

Danaë

Danaë is a character in Bulfinch’s Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch.

minor

Also known as Jupiter, Jupiter and Danaë

First appearance: 0037-xv-the-graeae-or-gray-maids-perseus-medusa-atlas-andromeda

Mother of Perseus, imprisoned by her father but visited by Jupiter in a golden shower.