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Per·se·us

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–noun, genitive -se·i

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1.	Classical Mythology. a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and afterward saved Andromeda from a sea monster.

2.	Astronomy. a northern constellation between Cassiopeia and Taurus, containing the variable star Algol.

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Greek Mythology The son of Danaë and Zeus and husband of Andromeda who killed the Gorgon Medusa.
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Auriga.

[Latin, from Greek.]

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Perseus

son of Zeus and Danaë, slayer of Medusa, from Gk. Perseus, of unknown origin.

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perseus
noun
1.	(Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
2.	a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way

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A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Auriga.

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Perseus [(pur-see-uhs, pur-syoohs)]

A hero of classical mythology who killed the Gorgon Medusa. The god Hermes and goddess Athena helped him in this brave deed by giving him winged shoes, a magical sword, and a polished shield. With the help of these, he swooped down on Medusa from the air, used the shield as a mirror, and cut off her head without looking at it directly — for anyone who looked at a Gorgon turned to stone.

[Chapter:] Mythology and Folklore

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Perseus

Per"se*id\, n. [From Perseus.] (Astron.) One of a group of shooting stars appearing annually about the 10th of August. They are probably fragments of Swift's comet 1862 (III).

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