The Doom of King Acrisius

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"The Doom of King Acrisius" is a narrative poem by William Morris that retells the Greek myth of King Acrisius and his fated downfall as part of his larger mythological cycle.

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instanceOf literary work ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ
author William Morris ⓘ
basedOn Greek mythology ⓘ
myth of King Acrisius ⓘ
linked to: Perseus cycle
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
form verse ⓘ
genre mythological poetry ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Arts and Crafts era literature ⓘ
Victorian literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Acrisius ⓘ
Danaë ⓘ
Perseus ⓘ
mythologicalCycle stories surrounding Perseus ⓘ
narrativeFocus Acrisius’s fated death ⓘ
partOf William Morris mythological cycle ⓘ
retells traditional story of Acrisius, Danaë, and Perseus ⓘ
setting Argos ⓘ
ancient Greece ⓘ
subject Greek heroic legend ⓘ
King Acrisius of Argos ⓘ
theme downfall of a king ⓘ
fate ⓘ
inescapability of destiny ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ

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