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Noun: Perseus
  1. (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
     
  2. A conspicuous constellation in the Northern Hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way

Type of: constellation, mythical being

Encyclopedia: Perseus