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Perseus definition: a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and afterward saved Andromeda from a sea monster.

1. a son of Zeus and Danaë and slayer of Medusa 2. [Latin (genitive Persei), from Greek] : a northern constellation between Taurus and Cassiopeia.

noun (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishPerseusPer‧se‧us /ˈpɜːsiəs $ ˈpɜːr-/ in ancient Greek stories, a hero who killed Medusa. Quizzes.

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

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