a son of Zeus and Danaë, who with Athena's help slew the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
Perseus in British English2
(ˈpɜːsɪəs)
nounWord forms: Latin genitivePersei (ˈpɜːsɪˌaɪ)
a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the eclipsing binary, Algol, and a rich cluster of galaxies
Perseus in American English
(ˈpɜrsiəs; ˈpɜrˌsjus)
noun
1. Greek Mythology
the son of Zeus and Danae, and slayer of Medusa: he marries Andromeda after rescuing her from a sea monster
2.
a N constellation between Andromeda and Auriga, containing the variable star Algol