Perseus
| Perseus | |
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Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini (1554) | |
| Abode | Seriphus, then Argos |
| Symbol | Medusa's head |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Zeus and Danaë |
| Siblings | Several paternal half-siblings |
| Consort | Andromeda |
| Children | Perses, Heleus, Alcaeus, Sthenelus, Electryon, Mestor, Cynurus, Gorgophone, Autochthe |
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In Greek mythology, Perseus (US: /ˈpɜːr.si.əs/ ⓘ, UK: /ˈpɜː.sjuːs/; Greek: Περσεύς, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles.[1] He beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. He was a demigod, being the son of Zeus and the mortal Danaë,[2] as well as the half-brother and great-grandfather of Heracles (as they were both children of Zeus, and Heracles's mother was Perseus's granddaughter).