Perseus

American  

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

noun

Persei genitive

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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Find insight on America’s scrap metal industry, Capstone Copper, Clariant, Perseus Mining and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials..

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

Jones didn’t rule out making an acquisition in the future, and said Perseus, “like any company,” is always scanning for opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

He announced that he was about to be married and he called his friends together for a celebration, including Perseus in the invitation.

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

It’s located about 1,000 light years from Earth and it’s visible thanks to the ionization of gases by the blue giant star Persei.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024

The most violent of these collisions gave birth to Nova Persei itself, and the least violent occurred subsequently in other parts of the disturbed nebula, perhaps immeasurably removed.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck

A line from θ to α Aurigæ prolonged about 20° ends near α Persei.

From A Field Book of the Stars by Olcott, William Tyler

It is strong in the spectra of many planetaries; it helped to characterise the nebular metamorphosis of Nova Aurigæ, yet failed to appear in Nova Persei.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)

Turn now to the bright star Algenib, or Alpha Persei.

From Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments by Serviss, Garrett Putman