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nouna conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way
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noun(Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
Definition that contains perseus
- triangle a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries
- medusa (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
- andromeda (Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife
- algol the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary
- triangulum a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries