Perseus (disambiguation)

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

• Perses (disambiguation)
• Perseus and Andromeda (disambiguation)