Perseus (disambiguation) explained

Perseus is a figure in Greek mythology.

Perseus may also refer to:

People

Perseus (geometer), ancient Greek mathematician
Perseus of Macedon, last king of Macedon
Perseus of Pylos
Perseus Karlström (born 1990), Swedish racewalker
Perseus (spy), a Soviet spy at White Sands Missile Range

Fictional people

Perseus (Pantheon), a fictional character in Marvel Comics
Perseus "Percy" Jackson, the main protagonist of the children's book series Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Perseus, a fictional character in the light novel series Campione! and its derived works
Perseus, a fictional factions in the video game call of duty series Black Ops Cold War
Perseus, the code name for Dr. Howard Busgang in the TV Series Chuck

Places

Mount Perseus, an ice dome on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands
Mount Perseus (British Columbia), a mountain in Canada
Perseus Crags, a group of nunataks in Palmer Land, Antarctica
Perseus Peak, a summit in the Cook Mountains, Antarctica

Astronomy

Perseus (constellation), a constellation in the northern sky
Perseus Arm, an arm of the Milky Way
Perseus Cluster, a galaxy cluster
Perseus–Pisces Supercluster, galaxy cluster chain
Perseus molecular cloud, a giant gas and dust cloud
Perseids, a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle

Ships

HMS Perseus, any of several ships of the Royal Navy
USNS Perseus (T-AF-64), a 1944 American stores ship
USS Perseus (WPC-114), a U.S. Coast Guard ship built by Bath Iron Works (1932)
Perseus (Soviet ship), a Soviet arctic research ship (1922–1941)
Perseus (1799 ship), an English sailing ship

Mythology

Perseus, son of Danae and Zeus
Perseus (son of Nestor), a son of Nestor and Eurydice (or Anaxibia) who appears in the Odyssey

Other uses

Perseus (munition), a 900 kg (2,000 lb) bomb made in Greece
"Perseus" (song), a song by Hitomi Shimatani
Perseus Books Group, a publishing company
Perseus Project, a digital library
Perseus, a GWR Iron Duke Class steam locomotive
Bristol Perseus, an aero engine
CVS401 Perseus, a supersonic cruise missile concept
Ferranti Perseus, a British vacuum tube (valve) computer
UGM-89 Perseus, a cancelled project for an American missile
Hero Perseus, a special unit in the video game Age of Empires
perseus, the code name of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 smartphone

See also