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The eldest son of Perseus and Andromeda. Born at the Ethiopian court of his
grandfather Cepheus, Perses remained there when his parents iest and
eventually inherited the throne. He was said to be the ancestor of the Persian
kings.
The eldest son of Perseus and Andromeda. Born at the Ethiopian court of his
grandfather Cepheus, Perses remained there when his parents iest and
eventually inherited the throne. He was said to be the ancestor of the Persian
kings.
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Hermes appeared and gave Perseus the last weapon, a sword or sickle of
adamant. (Some writers claim that it was Hermes who lent Perseus the cap and
sandals, his own, because he found the youth attractive.) Perseus kept his own
bronze ...
Hermes appeared and gave Perseus the last weapon, a sword or sickle of
adamant. (Some writers claim that it was Hermes who lent Perseus the cap and
sandals, his own, because he found the youth attractive.) Perseus kept his own
bronze ...
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Perseus buried his grandfather either in the sanctuary of Athena at Argos or
outside the city. Ovid claims that Acrisius had been driven from his capital by his
brother, Proëtus, and that Perseus avenged his grandfather by turning Proëtus to
...
Perseus buried his grandfather either in the sanctuary of Athena at Argos or
outside the city. Ovid claims that Acrisius had been driven from his capital by his
brother, Proëtus, and that Perseus avenged his grandfather by turning Proëtus to
...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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