Per|se|us

Per|se|us
Per|se|us «PUR see uhs, -syoos», noun, genitive (def. 2) Per|se|i.
1. Greek Mythology. a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew Medusa and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster.
2. a northern constellation near Cassiopeia.

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