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|lshtext=<b>Persēus</b>: a, um,<br /><b>I</b><br /> v. the preced. [[art]]., I. B. 1.<br /><b>Perseus</b>: ĕi and ĕos (acc., Persea, Ov. M. 4, 610), m., = [[Περσεύς]]>.<br /><b>I</b> Son of Jupiter and Danăē, [[abandoned]] by his [[grandfather]] [[Acrisius]], [[but]] rescued and brought up by [[Polydectes]], [[king]] of [[Seriphus]]. When [[grown]] up, he undertook, at the [[instigation]] of [[Polydectes]], an [[expedition]] [[against]] the islands of the Gorgons, and [[received]] from [[Vulcan]] a [[sickle]]-shaped [[sword]], from [[Mercury]] [[winged]] shoes, and from [[Minerva]] a [[shield]] and the [[flying]] [[horse]] [[Pegasus]]. Thus [[armed]], he killed and [[cut]] [[off]] the [[head]] of [[Medusa]], whose [[look]] turned [[every]] [[thing]] [[into]] [[stone]]. On his [[way]] [[back]], he, by [[means]] of it, turned [[into]] [[stone]] a [[sea]]-[[monster]] to [[which]] [[Andromeda]], the [[daughter]] of [[Cepheus]], [[was]] [[exposed]], and married her. Their [[son]] [[Perses]] became the [[progenitor]] of the Persians. After his [[death]], [[Perseus]] [[was]] placed [[among]] the constellations, Ov. M. 4, 609 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 64; 244; id. Astron. 12; Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 112; Prop. 2, 30 (3, 28), 4; 2, 28 (3, 24), 22; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 246.—<br /> <b>B</b> Hence,<br /> <b>1</b> Per-sēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to [[Perseus]], Persean, Prop. 3 (4), 22, 8: Perseos [[alter]] in [[Argos]] scinditur, i. e. [[where]] [[Perseus]]'s [[grandfather]], [[Acrisius]], reigned, Stat. Th. 1, 255: Persei culmina montis, the [[mountain]] [[where]] [[Perseus]] [[first]] [[mounted]] [[Pegasus]], id. ib. 3, 633: Persea Tarsos, founded by [[Perseus]], Luc. 3, 225: [[Babylon]], id. 6, 449.—<br /> <b>2</b> Per-sēïus, a, um, Persean: Perseia [[castra]] sequi, to [[fight]] in his [[army]], Ov. M. 5, 128.—<br /><b>II</b> The [[last]] [[king]] of [[Macedonia]], v. [[Perses]], IV. | |||
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