Perseus

American  

[pur-see-uhs, -syoos] / ˈpɜr si əs, -syus /

noun

GENITIVE

Persei

1. Classical Mythology.  a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and afterward saved Andromeda from a sea monster.

2. Astronomy.  a northern constellation between Cassiopeia and Taurus, containing the variable star Algol.

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Perseus ¹ British  

/ ˈpɜːsɪəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a son of Zeus and Danaë, who with Athena's help slew the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster

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Perseus ² British  

/ ˈpɜːsɪəs /

noun

1. a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the eclipsing binary, Algol, and a rich cluster of galaxies

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Perseus Scientific  

/ pûr′sē-əs /

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Auriga.

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Perseus Cultural  

1. A hero of classical mythology who killed the Gorgon Medusa. The god Hermes and goddess Athena helped him in this brave deed by giving him winged shoes, a magical sword, and a polished shield. With the help of these, he swooped down on Medusa from the air, used the shield as a mirror, and cut off her head without looking at it directly — for anyone who looked at a Gorgon turned to stone.

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Example Sentences

They are named after the constellation Perseus, from which the meteors appear to originate.

From BBC

For an even better chance to see up to 100 meteors in an hour, you might want to get a stargazing app and find the Perseus constellation and look in that direction.

From BBC

The shower, which is slated to peak over the weekend, is made visible as debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet burns up in the atmosphere, appearing near the constellation Perseus.

From Salon

The Perseid meteors are visible all around the world and are so-called because they appear to originate from within the constellation Perseus.

From BBC

The Perseids appear to radiate out from the northern constellation Perseus — hence the name.

From Los Angeles Times