Perseus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Perseus	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Perseus n (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perseus \Per"se*us\, n. [L., from Gr. [?].] 1. (Class. Myth.) A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Dana[89], who slew the Gorgon Medusa. 2. (Astron.) A consellation of the northern hemisphere, near Taurus and Cassiopea. It contains a star cluster visible to the naked eye as a nebula.