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👤 Perseus (Argive)

  • Information:
    Greek hero, slayer of Medousa
  • Son of:
    👤 Danae 👤 Proitos (Argive) 👤 Zeus
  • Father of:
    👤 Alcaios (Mycenaean) 👤 Cynouros 👤 Electryon 👤 Gorgophone (Argive) 👤 Heleios 👤 Mestor (Mycenaean) 👤 Perses (s. of Andromeda) 👤 Sthenelos (Mycenaean)
  • Husband of:
    👤 Andromeda
  • Has children with:
    👤 Andromeda
  • Founder of:
    🌍 Mycenae (Argolid)
  • Eponym of:
    🏛️ Spring Perseia (Mycenae)
  • Ruler of:
    🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Mideia (Argolid) 🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Argive Hera (Argolid)
  • Kills:
    👤 Acrisios 👤 Medousa (Gorgon) 👤 Phineus (Ethiopian) 👤 Polydectes (Seriphian) 👤 Sea Monster (Ethiopian)
  • Cult sites:
    🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Seriphos (island) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Perseus (Argolid)
  • Weaponry:
    🏺 the Scabbard of Perseus 🏺 the Shield of Perseus
  • Related Entities:
    🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Delphi 🌍 Ethiopia 🌍 Ioppe 🌍 Larisa (Thessaly) 🌍 Larissa (Thessaly) 🌍 Libya (region) 🌍 Mideia (Argolid) 🌍 Mount Apesantos (Argolid) 🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) 🌍 River Oceanos 🌍 River Triton (Libya) 🌍 Seriphos (island) 🌍 Sparta 🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) 🌍 the Acropolis of Athens🌍 the Sanctuary of Argive Hera (Argolid) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Perseus (Argolid) 🏛️ Spring Perseia (Mycenae) 🏛️ Spring with red water (Ioppe)🏛️ the Bronze Chamber of Danae (Argos) 🏛️ the Chest of Cypselos 🏛️ the Cult Statue of Asclepios (Epidauros) 🏛️ the Propylaia (Athens)🏛️ the Springs of Oceanos 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Poliouchos (Sparta) 🏛️ the Throne of Apollo (Amyclai) 🏺 the Adamantine Sickle of Perseus🏺 the Bag of Perseus 🏺 the Cap of Hades 🏺 the Chest of Danae 🏺 the Head of Medousa 🏺 the Scabbard of Perseus 🏺 the Shield of Heracles🏺 the Shield of Perseus🏺 the Winged Sandals 👤 Acrisios 👤 Alcaios (Mycenaean) 👤 Alcmene 👤 Andromeda 👤 Athena 👤 Cepheus (Ethiopian) 👤 Choreia 👤 Chrysaor 👤 Clymene (Seriphian) 👤 Cynouros 👤 Danae 👤 Danaos 👤 Dictys 👤 Dionysos 👤 Electryon 👤 Euryale (Gorgon) 👤 Gorgophone (Argive) 👤 Heleios 👤 Heracles 👤 Hermes 👤 Hippodameia (Elian) 👤 Hypermnestra (Danaid) 👤 Lynceus (Aigyptid) 👤 Medousa (Gorgon) 👤 Megapenthes (Argive) 👤 Mestor (Mycenaean) 👤 Pegasos (horse) 👤 Perses (s. of Andromeda) 👤 Phineus (Ethiopian) 👤 Phobos 👤 Polydectes (Seriphian) 👤 Procles (Heraclid) 👤 Proitos (Argive) 👤 Sea Monster (Ethiopian) 👤 Sthenelos (Mycenaean) 👤 Stheno (Gorgon)👤 Teutamides 👤 Zeus 👥 the Gorgons👥 the Graiai 👥 the Haliai 👥 the Pelasgians
  • Appears in:
    Apollodoros, Library 1.9.5Apollodoros, Library 2.4.1Apollodoros, Library 2.4.2Apollodoros, Library 2.4.3Apollodoros, Library 2.4.4Apollodoros, Library 2.4.5Apollodoros, Library 2.4.7Apollodoros, Library 3.10.3Heraclitus, On Unbelievable Stories 1Heraclitus, On Unbelievable Stories 27Heraclitus, On Unbelievable Stories 9Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 133 MostHesiod, Ehoiai fr. 77 MostHesiod, Shield of Heracles 216-237Hesiod, Theogony 277-286Hesiod fr. 241 MostHomer, Iliad 14.312-14.328Homer, Iliad 19.112-19.124Ion of Chios, Elegiacs fr. 27Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 31Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 38Pausanias 1.22.7Pausanias 1.23.7Pausanias 10.10.5Pausanias 2.15.3Pausanias 2.15.4Pausanias 2.16.1-2.16.2Pausanias 2.16.3-2.16.4Pausanias 2.16.6-2.16.7Pausanias 2.18.1Pausanias 2.20.4Pausanias 2.21.5-2.21.6Pausanias 2.22.1Pausanias 2.23.7-2.23.8Pausanias 2.27.2Pausanias 3.1.4Pausanias 3.17.2-3.17.3Pausanias 3.18.11Pausanias 3.2.2Pausanias 3.20.6Pausanias 4.2.4-4.2.5Pausanias 4.35.9Pausanias 5.18.1-5.18.5Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 18
  • Mentioned in Text:
    Apollodoros, LibraryHeraclitus, On Unbelievable StoriesHesiod, EhoiaiHesiod, Shield of HeraclesHesiod, TheogonyHesiodHomer, IliadIon of Chios, ElegiacsPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPausaniasPs-Plutarch, On Rivers
  • matriliny - new king:
    yes
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