Perseus

American

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

noun

genitive

Persei

Classical Mythology. a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and afterward saved Andromeda from a sea monster.
Astronomy. a northern constellation between Cassiopeia and Taurus, containing the variable star Algol.

Perseus ¹ British

/ ˈpɜːsɪəs /

noun

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

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 /

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Auriga.

Perseus Cultural

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.

Example Sentences

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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

Australia-listed Perseus in December offered to buy Predictive Discovery in a deal valuing the explorer at more than US$1.3 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Perseus, which already holds nearly 18% of Predictive Discovery’s stock, said Wednesday it has proposed buying each share it doesn’t currently own for 0.1360 new Perseus shares.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are named after the constellation Perseus, from which the meteors appear to originate.

From BBC

For an even better chance to see up to 100 meteors in an hour, you might want to get a stargazing app and find the Perseus constellation and look in that direction.

From BBC

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