Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Perseus"
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) 1.7 (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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