Perseus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Perseus in British English:
UK [ˈpə:sju:s,-sjəs]
How to pronounce Perseus in American English:
US [ˈpɚsiəs, -ˌsjus]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
- a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way
Word Origin
- Perseus
- son of Zeus and Danaë, slayer of Medusa, from Greek Perseus, of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. This is known to be the case for the perseus cluster , for example .
- 2. This hubble space telescope image shows ngc 1275 , the galaxy located in the center of the perseus galaxy cluster .
- 3. Observations by hubble 's advanced camera for surveys spotted 29 dwarf elliptical galaxies in the perseus cluster located 250 million light-years away and one of the closest galaxy clusters to earth .
- 4. Located about 6000 light-years from earth , the heart and soul nebulae form a vast star-forming complex that makes up part of the perseus spiral arm of our milky way galaxy .
- 5. A view of the central region of the perseus galaxy cluster , one of the most massive objects in the universe , shows the effects that a relatively small but supermassive black hole can have millions of miles beyond its core .