They lived exempt from disease or old age, from toils and warfare. […] When he was four years old, Acrisius chanced to pass by the brazen chamber and heard him cry. […] The old man was Acrisius, and thus Perseus unintentionally fulfilled the prediction. […] The old beggar was permitted to enter, and was provided with food from the table. […] As Anchises was too old to walk, Æneas carried him upon his shoulders.