What did Acrisius do to try to keep the prophecy of his death from being fulfilled? He set his daughter and her child adrift at sea in a sealed chest. He banished his daughter from the kingdom. He had his infant daughter left on a hillside to die. He tried to ride up to Olympus on Pegasus to reason with the gods.

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Desiree Underwood

5 May, 22:36

What did Acrisius do to try to keep the prophecy of his death from being fulfilled? He set his daughter and her child adrift at sea in a sealed chest. He banished his daughter from the kingdom. He had his infant daughter left on a hillside to die. He tried to ride up to Olympus on Pegasus to reason with the gods.

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Leila Trevino · Answer 1

He set his daughter and her child adrift at sea in a sealed chest.

After Acrisius learns that Danae's son will end up killing him through a prophecy, he first imprisons Danae. When Zeus impregnates Danae, Acrisius then sets daughter and child adrift at sea.