# Perseus
## English
### Etymology

Latin from the Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈpɝ.si.əs/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɜː.si.əs/, /ˈpɜː.ʃəs/, /ˈpɜː.sjuːs/

### Proper noun

Perseus
* (Greek mythology) 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 Zeus and Danae.
* (astronomy) An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib, Algol, and Mirfak.
* The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon.

#### Derived terms

* Persei
* Perseids

#### Translations
### Trivia

This is Percy Jackson's full first name.

### Anagrams

* persues, Perusse, peruses

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈperseus/, [ˈpe̞rs̠e̞us̠]
* Rhymes: -erseus
* Hyphenation: Per‧se‧us

### Proper noun

Perseus
* (Greek mythology) Perseus.
* (astronomy) The constellation Perseus.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Perseus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Perseukseni
accusative
nom.
Perseukseni
gen.
Perseukseni
genitive
Perseukseni
partitive
Perseustani
inessive
Perseuksessani
elative
Perseuksestani
illative
Perseukseeni
adessive
Perseuksellani
ablative
Perseukseltani
allative
Perseukselleni
essive
Perseuksenani
translative
Perseuksekseni
abessive
Perseuksettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Perseuksesi
accusative
nom.
Perseuksesi
gen.
Perseuksesi
genitive
Perseuksesi
partitive
Perseustasi
inessive
Perseuksessasi
elative
Perseuksestasi
illative
Perseukseesi
adessive
Perseuksellasi
ablative
Perseukseltasi
allative
Perseuksellesi
essive
Perseuksenasi
translative
Perseukseksesi
abessive
Perseuksettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Perseuksemme
accusative
nom.
Perseuksemme
gen.
Perseuksemme
genitive
Perseuksemme
partitive
Perseustamme
inessive
Perseuksessamme
elative
Perseuksestamme
illative
Perseukseemme
adessive
Perseuksellamme
ablative
Perseukseltamme
allative
Perseuksellemme
essive
Perseuksenamme
translative
Perseukseksemme
abessive
Perseuksettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Perseuksenne
accusative
nom.
Perseuksenne
gen.
Perseuksenne
genitive
Perseuksenne
partitive
Perseustanne
inessive
Perseuksessanne
elative
Perseuksestanne
illative
Perseukseenne
adessive
Perseuksellanne
ablative
Perseukseltanne
allative
Perseuksellenne
essive
Perseuksenanne
translative
Perseukseksenne
abessive
Perseuksettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Perseuksensa
accusative
nom.
Perseuksensa
gen.
Perseuksensa
genitive
Perseuksensa
partitive
Perseustaan Perseustansa
inessive
Perseuksessaan Perseuksessansa
elative
Perseuksestaan Perseuksestansa
illative
Perseukseensa
adessive
Perseuksellaan Perseuksellansa
ablative
Perseukseltaan Perseukseltansa
allative
Perseukselleen Perseuksellensa
essive
Perseuksenaan Perseuksenansa
translative
Perseuksekseen Perseukseksensa
abessive
Perseuksettaan Perseuksettansa
instructive
comitative

## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈper.seu̯s/, [ˈpɛrs̠ɛu̯s̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈper.seu̯s/, [ˈpɛrseu̯s]

### Proper noun

Perseus m sg (genitive Perseos or Perseī); variously declined, third declension, second declension
* (Greek mythology) Perseus (son of Jupiter and Danae, killed Medusa and rescued Andromeda)
* (astronomy) the constellation Perseus
* a male given name from Ancient Greek

#### Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant) or second-declension noun, singular only.

### References

* “Perseus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Perseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1159.
* “Perseus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray