Acrisius was the son of Abas[2] and Aglaea[3] (or Ocalea, depending on the author), grandson of Lynceus, great-grandson of Aegyptus.
In one version of the myth, there is no mention of the dispute between the two brothers but they divided the kingdom, Acrisius remained where he was at Argos and Proetus took over the Heraeum, Mideia, Tiryns, and the Argive coast region.
Zeus asks Poseidon to calm the water; he does and Danaë and Perseus survive, washing up on the island of Seriphos.
A fisherman named Dictys, brother of King Polydectes, finds the pair and takes care of them.
When Perseus arrives in Larissa, he participates in funeral games and accidentally strikes Acrisius on the head with a discus, killing him and fulfilling the prophecy.