Hero
Perseus
Περσεύς
Overview
Founder hero who slew Medusa and rescued Andromeda.
Generation
Heroic Age
Beyond Antiquity
Modern Legacy
Perseus still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.
Perseus
Today: A northern constellation.
The constellation represents Perseus, the hero who killed Medusa and rescued Andromeda.
Explore Perseus in astronomy →Related Myths
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Danaë and the Birth of Perseus
Prophecied grandson of Acrisius -
Perseus and Medusa
Central hero -
Perseus and Andromeda
Rescues Andromeda -
The Death of Acrisius
Accidentally fulfils the prophecy -
Perseus and the Graeae
Hero who seizes the Graeae's shared eye