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The brother of king Polydektes (Polydectes) of the island of Seriphos.
Diktys found Danae and her infant son, Perseus, when they were washed ashore on the island; Polydektes sent Perseus on a suicidal mission to retrieve the head of the Gorgon, Medusa, so that he might persuade Danae to become his queen; when Danae refused Polydektes’ advances, he threatened her with violence; when Perseus returned to the island of Seriphos, he used the magical powers of the Gorgon’s head to turn Polydektes to stone; at this point, Diktys assumed the throne of Seriphos.
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