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. 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

Among Africa-focused ASX-listed gold miners, Macquarie’s key pick “for stability” is Perseus, and “for growth” is Resolute Mining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Much of the material normally needed to form stars, primarily hydrogen gas, was likely stripped away by gravitational interactions with other galaxies in the crowded Perseus cluster.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 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 doubled its midyear payout to shareholders, declaring an interim dividend of 5.0 Australian cents a share, equivalent to 3.5 U.S. cents, from 2.5 Australian cents a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It happened that soon after their arrival Perseus heard that the King of Larissa, in the North, was holding a great athletic contest, and he journeyed there to take part.

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