Perseus
Beheaded the snake-haired
Perseus is a hero of Greek mythology, known for slaying the Gorgon Medusa and rescuing Andromeda from a sea monster.
His tale involves divine gifts—winged sandals, a cap of invisibility, and a reflective shield—that enabled him to defeat Medusa without meeting her petrifying gaze.
Perseus is also a prominent constellation in the northern sky, named after the hero, containing the variable star Algol and the radiant point of the annual Perseid meteor shower.
Nearest spiral galaxy
- ZeusGreek sky god
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
- HermesOlympian messenger deity
- CepheusNorthern circumpolar constellation
Cassiopeia · Argos · oracle · prophecy · golden shower · winged sandals
Serpent-haired mythical being
- beheadingRemoval of head
- petrificationBecoming rock-like
- severed headRemoved cranium, detached
- sea monsterMythic ocean beast
Greek demigod, twelve labors
- TheseusAthenian hero, beast-slayer
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- JasonCommon masculine name
Cadmus · Diomedes · Argonauts · demigod · quest · slayer · champion · rescuer
Bound collection of suns
- PerseidsAugust meteor shower
- meteor showerBurst of falling stars
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- night skyDarkness above after sunset
celestial · stargazing · Cassiopeia · asterism · sky map
Andromeda
Nearest spiral galaxy
Cepheus · Cassiopeia · Argos · oracle · prophecy · golden shower · winged sandals
Gorgon
Serpent-haired mythical being
- beheadingRemoval of head
- petrificationBecoming rock-like
- severed headRemoved cranium, detached
sea monster · trophy · weapon
Heracles
Greek demigod, twelve labors
- TheseusAthenian hero, beast-slayer
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
Jason · Cadmus · Diomedes · Argonauts · demigod · quest · slayer · champion · rescuer · founder
star cluster
Bound collection of suns
- PerseidsAugust meteor shower
- meteor showerBurst of falling stars
- radiantEmitting light or joy
night sky · celestial · stargazing · Cassiopeia · asterism · sky map
- Greek mythologyZeus, Athena, Apollo, Hera, Poseidon
- Ancient epic artAchilles, Odysseus, Hector, Ajax, Hercules
- OvidMetamorphoses, Ovid, Daphne, Narcissus, Arachne
- Perseus mythAndromeda, Gorgon, Athena, Hermes, Cepheus
- heroeshero, heroes, heroine, heroines, superhero
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- religious persecutionHarming others for faith
- political persecutionState punishment for beliefs
- persecution complexDelusion of being targeted
- ethnic persecutionTargeting groups by ancestry
- Jewish persecutionDiscrimination against Jewish people
- Christian persecutionOppression of church followers