Perseus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perseus \Per"se*us\, prop. n. [L., from Gr. Persey`s.]
     1. (Class. Myth.) A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter
        and Dana["e], who slew the Gorgon Medusa.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Perseus
       n 1: (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the
            help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a
            sea monster
       2: a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere;
          between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way