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danae, princess of argos (asteroid 61)

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King Acrisius of Argo was disappointed that he lacked sons and thus asked an oracle for advice. The oracle told him the next male born that shared his blood would kill him. His daughter, Danae, was childless, but, to keep the prophecy from coming true, the king locked Danae in a tower. Zeus, however, had been watching Danae - enamored by her and seeing her locked in the tower, he decided to visit her one night in the form of golden rain. He soaked her skin and impregnated her. She borne Perseus, the slayer of Medusa. Acrisius learned of the child's birth and locked the two in a chest, not wanting to attract the Furies with the death at the hands of a family member. He threw the chest into the sea hoping they would either drown, starve, or go somewhere far away from him. The chest washed ashore where King Polydectes of Seriphos would fall in love with Danae and try to force her into marrying him. Perseus would not allow the king to do so... the kind did not take this "no" lightly though. Instead, he made a deal with Perseus; if he could bring back the head of Medusa, he would stop pursuing Danae. Perseus, of course, completed this tasked and saved his mother, Danae, from being forced into a relationship. IN MY OPINION Danae in your chart can represent a) loathing from your father, b) where you find yourself locked up by others out of fear of what you could create, c) travel via the sea/ocean, d) when you feel confined, e) where other's force their love on to you, and/or f) where you child finds themselves needing to protect you.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of cyane along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of cyane AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede cyane!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: zeus (5731 / h42), algol (a fixed star in the constellation perseus), medusa (149), alekto (asteroid 465), megaira (asteroid 464), and tisiphone (asteroid 466)!

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Hello! Can you talk about Tisiphone (466), Megaira (464) and Alekto (465) the furies of the underworld?

alekto (asteroid 465), megaira (asteroid 464) and tisiphone (asteroid 466), the erinyes, the eumenides, the furies

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In literary history, these chthonic beings of vengeance were thought to be ghosts of murdered victims. Hesiod though they were the daughters of Gaea, that sprang from the blood of the castrated Uranus. Aeschylus thought they were the daughters of Nyx. Sophocles said they were Tartarus and Gaea's daughters. It was only later that the classic writers decided what the original first three furies were names Allecto - the wrathful, Tisiphone - the avenger, and Megaera - the envious. While these three lived in the underworld, they would also enter the earthly realm for wicked people. Most commonly, the Furies would be sent after those who murdered their own parent(s). IN MY OPINION Alekto in your chart can indicate a) the people you hate, b) what infuriates you, and/or c) how your anger is perceived. Megaira in your chart can indicate a) who makes you envious, b) what drives you to get even with a person, c) why you feel the need to humble people, and/or d) what jealousy makes you do to others. Tisiphone in your chart can indicate a) how you avenge those who have been treated unfairly, b) what sparks your need for vengeance, and/or c) how you punish wicked people.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of alekto, megaira, and tisiphone along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of alekto, megaira, and tisiphone AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede alekto, megaira, and tisiphone!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: nyx (3908), gaea (1184), hesiodos (8550), aeschylus (2876), and sophocles (2921)!

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