Seriphus

Seriphus

An island of the western Cyclades

island

Events
  1. Polydectes and Dictys colonize Seriphus
  2. Dictys adopts Perseus
  3. The chest containing Danae and Perseus washes up on the shore in Seriphus
  4. Perseus prevents Polydectes from courting Danae
  5. Polydectes sends Perseus to retrieve the Gorgon’s head
  6. Dictys and Danae take refuge from Polydectes at an altar
  7. Perseus turns Polydectes and his fellow conspirators into stone
  8. Dictys rules as king of Seriphus
People
  1. Danae
  2. Dictys
  3. Medusa
  4. Perseus
  5. Polydectes
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.6
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.1
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.2
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.3
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 22.7
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 18.1
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