The dreadful oracle that was delivered to King Acrisius was that his daughter, Danae, would bear a son and that his grandson would be the cause of his death. This oracle was given to Acrisius when he went to the Oracle of Delphi to ask about the future of his daughter, Danae. Acrisius was very concerned about the oracle, and he did everything he could to prevent it from coming to pass. He locked Danae in a bronze tower to prevent her from having children. However, Zeus, the king of the gods, fell in love with Danae and visited her in the tower in the form of a golden shower. Danae became pregnant, and she gave birth to Perseus. Acrisius was furious when he learned that Danae had given birth to a son. He placed Danae and Perseus in a wooden chest and cast them into the sea. However, the chest was washed ashore on the island of Seriphos, where Danae and Perseus were rescued by a fisherman.