Question

king acrisius of argos had only one child, a daughter, danaë. she was beautiful above all the other women of the land, but this was small comfort to the king for not having a son. he journeyed to delphi to ask the god if there was any hope that some day he would be the father of a boy. the priestess told him no, and added what was far worse: that his daughter would have a son who would kill him. the only sure way to escape that fate was for the king to have danaë instantly put to death—taking no chances, but seeing to it himself. this acrisius would not do. his fatherly affection was not strong, as events proved, but his fear of the gods was. they visit with terrible punishment those who shed the blood of kindred. acrisius did not dare slay his daughter. instead, he had a house built all of bronze and sunk underground, but with part of the roof open to the sky so that light and air could come through. here he shut her up and guarded her. so danaë endured, the beautiful. to change the glad daylight for brass - bound walls, and in that chamber secret as the grave she lived a prisoner. yet her came
which story event from \perseus\ best shows that the ancient greeks sometimes suffered tyrannical rulers?
perseus makes his old friend dictys king of the island.
viewing the gorgon, king polydectes and his men turn to stone.
king acrisius and king polydectes try to kill perseus.
the ethiopians force king cepheus to sacrifice his daughter.

Explanation:

The story event "King Acrisius and King Polydectes try to kill Perseus" shows tyrannical rulers. King Acrisius imprisons his daughter Danaë out of fear of a prophecy, and King Polydectes tries to eliminate Perseus. These actions reflect the abuse of power typical of tyrannical rulers.

Answer:

King Acrisius and King Polydectes try to kill Perseus.