perseus

English Thesaurus

1. a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way (noun.object)

instance hypernym	:	constellation,
definition	:	a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object)

member holonym	:	algol,
definition	:	the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary (noun.object)

2. (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	mythical being,
definition	:	an imaginary being of myth or fable (noun.person)

domain category	:	greek mythology,
definition	:	the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group)