The Head of the Medusa by Perseus Chapter VI Danae and Perseus drifted to the island of Seriphos where Polydectes was king. Perseus grew up and became a strong, golden haired young man. Polydectes heard about the beautiful Danae and asked her to marry him, but she rejected him. Polydectes would have taken Danae by force, but Perseus was there to protect her.
Human beings are far from perfect.
So often it seems that the history of the human race is a long catalogue of destruction, but there is also progress. Although men and women have shared in both, it has been men, especially young men, who have been the victims of the destruction. The role of men has always been to defend, provide and protect women. The very word 'husband' means this. Though the average man or woman alive today will have a longer life and be healthier and wealthier than his or her predecessors, it is obviously apparent that women especially have a better deal than ever before and they have infinitely more opportunities.