perseus

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English - Turkish
(Mitoloji) Argos kralı Akrisios'un kızı Danae'nin Zeus'tan olan oğlu
(Astronomi) perse (takımyıldızı)
English - English
An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib and Algol
The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Jupiter and Danae
The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon
(Greek Mythology) The son of Danaë and Zeus and husband of Andromeda who killed the Gorgon Medusa
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Auriga
in ancient Greek stories, a hero who killed Medusa. born 212 died 165 BC, Alba Fucens, near Rome Last king of Macedonia (r. 179-168). Son of Philip V, he fought against Rome (199) and Aetolia (189). He persuaded the king to execute his brother Demetrius. As king he extended his influence in neighbouring states and tried to gain the trust of the Greek world, but he alarmed Greece by visiting Delphi with an army. Eumenes II of Pergamum informed Rome of Perseus's allegedly aggressive designs, provoking the Third Macedonian War (171-168). The struggle ended in a final defeat of the Macedonians by the Romans, ending the monarchy, and Perseus spent the rest of his life in captivity. In Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa. He was the son of Zeus and Danaë . His grandfather had him thrown into the sea in a chest with his mother as an infant because of a prophecy that Perseus would kill him. Perseus and his mother survived, and as a young man Perseus set out to gain the head of Medusa. On his way home he rescued the Ethiopian princess Andromeda from a sea monster, and she became his wife. When he took his mother back to her native Argos, he threw a discus that accidentally killed his grandfather, thus fulfilling the prophecy
{i} character in Greek Mythology that killed Medusa and saved Andromeda
(Per-soos) son of Zeus, slayer of Medusa
a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way
A consellation of the northern hemisphere, near Taurus and Cassiopea
(2 syl ) A bronze statue in the Loggia dei Lanzi, at Florence The best work of Renvennto Cellini (1500-1562) Perseus' flying horse A ship “Perseus conquered the head of Medusa, and did make Pegase, the most swift ship, which he always calls Perseus' flying horse ”- Destruction of Troy “The strong-ribbed bark through liquid mountains cut Like Perseus' horse ” Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, i 3 Persevere (3 syl ) This word comes from an obsolete Latin verb, severo (to stick rigidly); hence severus (severe or rigid) Asseverate is to stick rigidly to what you say; persevere is to stick rigidly to what you undertake till you have accomplished it (Per-severo )
(Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa
(2 syl ) A bronze statue in the Loggia dei Lanzi, at Florence The best work of Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1562) Perseus' flying horse A ship “Perseus conquered the head of Medusa, and did make Pegase, the most swift ship, which he always calls Perseus' flying horse ”- Destruction of Troy “The strong-ribbed bark through liquid mountains cut Like Perseus' horse ” Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, i 3 Persevere (3 syl ) This word comes from an obsolete Latin verb, severo (to stick rigidly); hence severus (severe or rigid) Asseverate is to stick rigidly to what you say; persevere is to stick rigidly to what you undertake till you have accomplished it (Per-severo )
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a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
hero who kills the Medusa with Athena's help Priam: king of Troy with many sons (Hector, Paris, Troilos), killed on altar Sarpedon: son of Zeus & king of Lycia; killed by Patrokles, Achilles' friend Theseus: Athenian hero who kills Minotaur; in Battle of Lapiths & Centaurs Troilos: son of Priam ambushed by Achilles at fountain house outside Troy
It contains a star cluster visible to the naked eye as a nebula
perseus

    Hyphenation

    Per·seus

    Turkish pronunciation

    pırsiıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpərsēəs/ /ˈpɜrsiːəs/

    Etymology

    [ 'p&r-"süs, -sE-&s ] (noun.) Latin from the Ancient Greek Περσέως (Perseos) and Περσεύς (Perseus).
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