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