With her he sailed back to the island and his mother, but in the house where he had lived so long he found no one. The fisherman Dictys' wife was long since dead, and the two others, Danae and the man who had been like a father to Perseus, had had to fly and hide themselves from Polydectes, who was furious at Danae's refusal to marry him. They had taken refuge in a Temple, Perseus was told. He learned also that the King was holding a banquet in the palace and all the men who favored him were gathered there. Perseus instantly saw his opportunity.