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Perseus meaning

  1. The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.
  2. An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib, Algol, and Mirfak.
  3. The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon.

Synonyms of Perseus

mythical being constellation

Related words

Other words often associated with Perseus or its synonyms:

plan design configuration

Using Perseus

  • The main meaning on this page is: The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae. | An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib, Algol, and Mirfak. | The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon.
  • Useful related words include: mythical being, constellation.
  • In the example corpus, perseus often appears in combinations such as: the perseus, perseus project, constellation perseus.

Context around Perseus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

constellation 4× thinking 1× books 1× accident 1×

Often after:

rises 1× constellation 1× mining 1× whipped 1× storyline 1× myth 1× study 1× mlambo 1× cluster 1× saves 1×

Sentence patterns with Perseus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the constellation perseus in the 2× basic books perseus books group 1× by accident perseus could not 1× circulates that perseus has returned 1× constellation of perseus 1× in the perseus cluster consists 1× involved the perseus storyline will 1× minotaur and perseus and medusa 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

andromeda is depicted 1× best times for 1× bright speedy fireballs 1× bullfinch 2000 p 1× complete with various 1× gödel a life 1×

Common sentence endings:

80 million degrees 1× all that stuff 1× andromeda for lunch 1× constellation of perseus 1× group cambridge ma 1× in the sky 1×

Words around Perseus

Just before it in the word index:

perservere 2 perseroan 6 persero 4 persepolis 18 persephone 79 persell 2

Just after it in the word index:

perseverance 308 perseverant 4 persevere 89 persevered 75 perseveres 9 persevering 26

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaryan 58 acrimony 58 akash 58 akp 58 albus 58 amphibian 58

Corpus analysis for Perseus

  • In this selection, "perseus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, constellation, thinking, books, rises, constellation and mining stand out and add context to how "perseus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the constellation perseus in the and basic books perseus books group. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "perseus" sits close to words such as aaryan, acrimony and akash, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with perseus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Gödel: A Life of Logic, Basic Books (Perseus Books Group), Cambridge, MA. (12 words)

This galaxy is 232 million light-years away, located in the northern constellation of Perseus. (15 words)

Bullfinch (2000) p. 85. Medusa was one of the three Gorgon sisters who Perseus defeated. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Complete with various creature comforts and necessities - including crew and captain quarters, a mess hall, and escape pods - the Perseus could very well be the ship to have, either in the game's current alpha state or once releases commercially. (40 words)

The cold front in the Perseus cluster consists of a relatively dense band of gas with a “cool” temperature of about 30 million degrees moving through lower density hot gas with a temperature of about 80 million degrees. (38 words)

This Perseus study is also about a hundred times more powerful than current measurements that can be performed in laboratories here on Earth for the range of masses that they have considered. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Best times for viewing would be Sunday morning around 3 to 4 a.m. (the final dark hour before dawn) when the constellation Perseus rises highest in the sky.

Once you reach there, look for the radiant of the meteor which should be near the Perseus constellation.

Thank you, Nathan, and welcome to Perseus Mining's webinar to discuss our interim financial report for the six months ended 31st of December 2022.

The meteors will seem to spring out of the constellation Perseus in the northeastern sky, just below the familiar “W” shaped star pattern of Cassiopeia.

The quick-thinking Perseus whipped out the head of Medusa and waved it at Cetus just before the monster had Princess Andromeda for lunch.

These stories really get into your imagination so I knew about Theseus and the Minotaur and Perseus and Medusa and all that stuff.

Bright, speedy fireballs from the Perseids will originate from the constellation Perseus, in the northern part of the sky.

Complete with various creature comforts and necessities - including crew and captain quarters, a mess hall, and escape pods - the Perseus could very well be the ship to have, either in the game's current alpha state or once releases commercially.

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In 1981, word circulates that Perseus has returned, and CIA agent Russell Adler has to track him down.

It's unclear how involved the Perseus storyline will be, but the teaser does reference the name.

This choosy retelling of the Perseus myth has a lot more heart than the 2010 CGI auctioneer, though its pacing is a bit on the slow side.

This galaxy is 232 million light-years away, located in the northern constellation of Perseus.

This Perseus study is also about a hundred times more powerful than current measurements that can be performed in laboratories here on Earth for the range of masses that they have considered.

Perseus Mlambo, Founder and CEO, Zazu says: “From the get-go, we set out to build a wallet that people would be able to use locally, and globally.

The cold front in the Perseus cluster consists of a relatively dense band of gas with a “cool” temperature of about 30 million degrees moving through lower density hot gas with a temperature of about 80 million degrees.

The Perseids are named after the constellation Perseus because that’s where the point from which they appear to originate, called the radiant, is located.

Andromeda is depicted as being strong-willed and independent, whereas in the stories she is only really mentioned as being the princess whom Perseus saves from the sea monster.

Bullfinch (2000) p. 85. Medusa was one of the three Gorgon sisters who Perseus defeated.

Gödel: A Life of Logic, Basic Books (Perseus Books Group), Cambridge, MA.

Having killed his grandfather by accident, Perseus could not, or would not, inherit the throne of Argos.

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Common combinations with perseus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "perseus" in a sentence?
An example: "Best times for viewing would be Sunday morning around 3 to 4 a.m. (the final dark hour before dawn) when the constellation Perseus rises highest in the sky." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "perseus" from authentic English texts.
What does "perseus" mean?
Perseus means: The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.
What are synonyms of "perseus"?
Common synonyms of "perseus" include: mythical being, constellation.
How many example sentences with "perseus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "perseus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.