Perseus

Latin from the Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝsi.əs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɜːsi.əs/, /ˈpɜːsjuːs/

Perseus

1. (Greek mythology) The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.
2. (astronomy) An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib and Algol.
3. The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon.

• Persei
• Perseids

• persues, peruses

Perseus

1. (Greek mythology) Perseus.
2. (astronomy) The constellation Perseus.

From Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.seu̯s/, [ˈpɛr.seu̯s]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.se.us/, [ˈpɛr.se.ʊs]

Perseus m (variously declined, genitive Perseos or Perseī); third declension, second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Perseus.
2. (astronomy) The constellation Perseus.

• Perseus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Perseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Perseus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray