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| Perseus
| | Meaning | | Perseus | | Abbreviation | | Per | | Pronunciation | | Per-see-us | | Hemisphere | | Northern | | Zodiac | | No | | Creator | | Ptolemy | | Size (sq. deg.) | | 614.997 | | Size (position) | | 24 | | Size (percentage) | | 1.49 | | Software (Picture) | | Night Vision (B.Simpson) | | Constellations that surround | | Cassiopeia | | | Andromeda | | | Triangulum | | | Aries | | | Taurus | | | Auriga | | | Camelopardis | | | | Principle Stars | | Algol | | | Mirfak | | | | Nebulas\Galaxies | | M34 | | | M76 | | |
Legend / Myth |
Perseus was the son of the God Zeus and Danae. Danae was the daughter of Acrisius whose jealously over his brothers Proetus infatuation with her caused him to lock her away. Acrisius believed the boy would be the death of him so he locked both her and the son in an ark and set them off down the river. When the ark came to a rest on Seriphos, kingdom of Polydectes, the mother and child was released by Dictys, a fisherman. The boy grew to be an athletic man known as Perseus. The King Polydectes fell in love with Danae but she refused his hand. The King told Perseus to bring him the head of a Gorgon thinking it would get rid of Perseus. He was given winged sandals and a sickle in which to kill Medusa, the famous Gorgon by Hermes and Athena respectively. He searched for and found the Graeae, three witches who share a tooth and an eye. He got hold of those items and promised only to return them if he got what he wanted. He wanted to know how to find the Nymphs of the North. The witches obliged and he returned their items. When he found the Nymphs, he was given a cloak which would make him invisible. They also told him how to get to Medusa's lair. He set off once more for the Lair. Using the cloak, he crept into the lair. Using only the reflection from the shield, he was able to use it to work out when Medusa was near enough to kill her by chopping off her head. Once that had been done, he put the head into a bag and left. On his return journey, he noticed a naked ( well, she would be naked wouldn't she, think of the poor creature, he has no hands to get the wrapping off. ) woman tied to a rock. He swooped down and used the head of Medusa to turn Cetus to stone. After rescuing the maiden, he flies off and gains her hand in marriage. The story is immortalised in the film 'Clash of the Titans' with a few differences...
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