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perseus |
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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