Perseus
Perseus (from ancient Greek Περσεύς, neugr. Περσέας, Italian. Perseo , male personal name, probably "destroyer" from ancient Greek περθω "to destroy") is the name of the following figures in mythology:
- Perseus (son of Zeus) , son of Danae and Zeus
- Perseus (son of Nestor) , son of Nestor and Anaxibia
- Perseus (Dardanos) , a ruler of Dardanos
Perseus is the name of the following ancient people:
- Perseus (painter) , a painter (ca.4th century B.C.)
- Perseus (Macedonia) , son of Philip V of Macedonia, last king of Macedonia (179–168 BC)
- Perseus (mathematician) , a mathematician (around 150 BC)
- Perseus (Persia) , first semi-mythical ruler of Persia
Perséus is a family name for the following people:
- Edvard Perséus (1841–1890), Swedish portrait, history and genre painter, draftsman and art teacher
In art, Perseus stands for:
- Persée et Andromède (Perseus and Andromeda), opera (1921) by Jacques Ibert
- Perseo l'invincibile (Perseus - The Invincible), film (1963) directed by Alberto De Martino, with Richard Harrison in the title role
- Perseus Verlag in Basel
- Perseus (Benvenuto Cellini) , a bronze sculpture from the Renaissance
In science and technology, Perseus stands for:
- Perseus (constellation) , constellation
- Perseus (Locomotive) , Iron Duke Class locomotive of the Great Western Railway
- Bristol Perseus , aero engine from the Bristol Aircraft Company
- SM 28 / M 1090 Perseus , former minesweeper of the type 341 Schütze-Klasse (1958) of the German Federal Navy
- HMS Perseus , names of ships in the Royal Navy
- UGM-89 Perseus , US Navy anti-submarine missile
- Perseus Project , project to create a digital library
- Mir-Perseus , Russian-French space project
- Perseus (rocket stage) , second stage of the Russian Angara rocket
- Perseus (satellite) , satellite mission as part of the Stuttgart small satellite program
- Perseus Crags , Nunatakker in Palmerland, Antarctica
- Perseus Peak , mountain in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica
- Mount Perseus , various mountains
