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   Per·se·us

   /ˈpərsēəs/

   

   • 1. the son of Zeus and Danae, a hero celebrated for many achievements. Riding the winged horse Pegasus, he cut off the head of the Gorgon Medusa and gave it to Athena; he also rescued and married Andromeda, and became king of Tiryns in Greece.
   • 2. a large northern constellation which includes a dense part of the Milky Way. It contains several star clusters and the variable star Algol.

   adjective

   • 1. used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Perseus: "the star Delta Persei"

   Word Origin Latin, from Greek. Persei is the Latin genitive form of Perseus.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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