Dictionary  Per•se•usPronunciation: (pûr'sē-us, -syOOs), [key] —n., —gen. -se•iPronunciation: (-sē-ī") [key] for 3. 1. Class. Myth.a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and afterward saved Andromeda from a sea monster. 2. Astron.a northern constellation between Cassiopeia and Taurus, containing the variable star Algol. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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