Per·se·us
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Audio Help [-see-ahy] Pronunciation Key for 3. | 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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[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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| 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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| Perseus
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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).| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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