Haec nārrantur ā poētīs dē Perseō. Perseus fīlius erat Iōvis, maximī deōrum; avis eius Acrisius appellābātur. Acrisius volēbat Perseum nepōtem suum necāre; nam propter ōrāculum puerum timēbat. Comprehendit igitur Perseum adhūc īnfantem, et cum mātre in arcā ligneā inclūsit. Tum arcam ipsam in mare coniēcit. Danaē, Perseī māter, magnopere territa est; tempestās enim magna mare turbābat. Perseus autem in sinū mātris dormiēbat.
This is told by a poet of Persus. Perseus was the son of Jupiter, highest of the gods; his grandfather was called Acrisius. Acrisius was willing to kill his grandson; for because of the orcale he was scared of the boy. He seized at once a still infantile Perseus, and with his mother he put them in a box of wood. Then he threw the same box into the sea. Danae, Perseus’ mother, was extremely terrified; the storm was large and the sea was disturbed. Perseus however was asleep in his mother’s lap.