Perseus

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɜːsɪəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pûr′sē əs, -syo̅o̅s)

Inflections of 'Perseus' (n): npl: Persei

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Per•se•us  (pûr′sē əs, -syo̅o̅s),USA pronunciation n., [gen.] -se•i (-sē ī′)USA pronunciation for 3.
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and afterward saved Andromeda from a sea monster.
  2. Astronomya northern constellation between Cassiopeia and Taurus, containing the variable star Algol.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Perseus /ˈpɜːsɪəs/ n
  1. a son of Zeus and Danaë, who with Athena's help slew the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
'Perseus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Andromeda - Danaë - Eurystheus - Medusa - Algol - Auriga - Camelopardalis - Cassiopeia - Gorgon - per se - Perseid - Perses - Perseus cluster - Triangulum

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