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Perseus definition

Per·seus (pʉr′sē əs, -syo̵̅o̅s′)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. the son of Zeus and Danae, and slayer of Medusa: he marries Andromeda after rescuing her from a sea monster
  2. a N constellation between Andromeda and Auriga, containing the variable star Algol

Etymology: L < Gr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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