2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Perseus  \Per"se*us\,  n.  [L.,  from  Gr  ?.] 
  1.  (Class.  Myth.)  A  Grecian  legendary  hero,  son  of  Jupiter 
  and  Dana["e],  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Perseus 
  n  1:  (Greek  mythology)  son  of  Zeus  and  Dana  who  slew  the  Gorgon 
  Medusa  (with  the  help  of  Athena  and  Hermes)  and  rescued 
  Andromeda  from  a  sea  monster  [syn:  {Perseus}] 
  2:  a  conspicuous  constellation  in  the  northern  hemisphere; 
  between  Auriga  and  Cassiopeia  and  crossed  by  the  Milky  Way 
  [syn:  {Perseus}] 

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