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Per⋅se⋅us

  [pur-see-uhs, -syoos]
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–noun, genitive -se⋅i  [-see-ahy] 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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Per·se·us   (pûr'sē-əs, -syōōs')   
n.  

  1. Greek Mythology The son of Danaë and Zeus and husband of Andromeda who killed the Gorgon Medusa.

  2. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Auriga.


[Latin, from Greek.]
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Perseus   (pûr'sē-əs)  Pronunciation Key 
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Auriga.
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