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Perseus

Per·se·us [ púrssee əss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. constellation in northern hemisphere: a constellation of the northern hemisphere

2. slayer of Medusa: in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Danae. He killed the Gorgon Medusa and also rescued the princess Andromeda as she was about to be sacrificed to a sea monster.

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