Perses
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a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
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brother of King Aeëtes of Colchis. Having murdered Aeëtes and seized the throne, Perses was killed by his niece Medea and her son Medus.
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From The Verge • Nov. 29, 2021
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From The Verge • Nov. 29, 2021
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From The Verge • Nov. 29, 2021
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From The Verge • Sep. 8, 2021
The resistance of Perses, king of Macedon, could not restore independence to Greece; it ended in the annexation of that country, Epirus and Illyricum.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
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