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Perseus
Per′se-us
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Noun.
[L., from Gr.
Περσεύς
.] 1.
(Class. Myth.)
A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa.
2.
(Astron.)
A consellation of the northern hemisphere, near Taurus and Cassiopea. It contains a star cluster visible to the naked eye as a nebula.
Definition 2024
Perseus
Perseus
English
Proper noun
Perseus
- (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.
- (astronomy) An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib and Algol.
- The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon.
Translations
mythical Greek warrior
constellation
Derived terms
Anagrams
Finnish
Proper noun
Perseus
Declension
| Inflection of Perseus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Perseus | — | |
| genitive | Perseuksen | — | |
| partitive | Perseusta | — | |
| illative | Perseukseen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Perseus | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Perseus | — |
| gen. | Perseuksen | ||
| genitive | Perseuksen | — | |
| partitive | Perseusta | — | |
| inessive | Perseuksessa | — | |
| elative | Perseuksesta | — | |
| illative | Perseukseen | — | |
| adessive | Perseuksella | — | |
| ablative | Perseukselta | — | |
| allative | Perseukselle | — | |
| essive | Perseuksena | — | |
| translative | Perseukseksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Perseuksetta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Περσέως (Perséōs).
Proper noun
Pērseus m
References
- Perseus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Perseus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Perseus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray