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Perseus

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Per·se·us  (pûrs-s, -sys)
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.]

Perseus1
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a son of Zeus and Danaë, who with Athena's help slew the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster

Perseus2
n Latin genitive Persei [ˈpɜːsɪˌaɪ]
(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the eclipsing binary, Algol, and a rich cluster of galaxies

Perseus  (pûrs-s)
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Auriga.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.PerseusPerseus - (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
2.Perseus - a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way
Algol - the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary
Translations
Perseus [ˈpɜːsjuːs] NPerseo m
Perseus [ˈpɜːsjuːs] nPerseo
Perseus [ˈpɜːsjuːs] nPerseo


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Every one knows the fine story of Perseus and Andromeda; how the lovely Andromeda, the daughter of a king, was tied to a rock on the sea-coast, and as Leviathan was in the very act of carrying her off, Perseus, the prince of whalemen, intrepidly advancing, harpooned the monster, and delivered and married the maid.
His whole high, broad form, seemed made of solid bronze, and shaped in an unalterable mould, like Cellini's cast Perseus.
Then Stratius and Echephron brought her in by the horns; Aretus fetched water from the house in a ewer that had a flower pattern on it, and in his other hand he held a basket of barley meal; sturdy Thrasymedes stood by with a sharp axe, ready to strike the heifer, while Perseus held a bucket.
 
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