Ovid's Metamorphoses: Mycenae: Perseids and Atreids Ovid's Metamorphoses Reading Ovid in Sarasota. Saturday, July 23, 2011 Mycenae: Perseids and Atreids The Lion Gate Perseus , grandson of Acrisius, is the legendary founder of Mycenae , and root of the Perseid Dynasty. The Perseids were followed by the Atreids .