Perseus

American  

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

noun

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. 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 ² 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 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

The Crab Pulsar sits at the center of the Crab Nebula in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way, about 6,500 light-years from Earth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

High resolution images from Hubble revealed four closely packed globular clusters inside the Perseus galaxy cluster, located 300 million light-years from Earth.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

Perseus said the dividend represents a 0.91% yield based on a volume-weighted average share price of A$5.499 at Dec. 31.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Jones spoke after Perseus reported an 8% drop in first-half net profit, weighed down by a foreign-exchange loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

When Perseus arrived the maiden was on a rocky ledge by the sea, chained there to wait for the coming of the monster.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton