# Perseus — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/perseus-whe-definition-discussion/239>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [October 21, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/perseus-whe-definition-discussion/239 "2012-10-21T19:41:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/perseus-whe-definition-discussion/239/1 "2012-10-21T19:41:35Z")

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Perseus is one of the greatest and oldest pan-Hellenic heroes of Greek mythology. Perseus famously killed the dreaded Medusa, a Gorgon with snakes as hair and whose stare turned men to stone. Perseus also carried out the daring rescue of Princess Andromeda from a monstrous sea creature sent by the god Poseidon to terrorize the kingdom of Ethiopia.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Perseus/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Perseus/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/perseus-whe-definition-discussion/239/2 "2026-07-28T15:37:14Z")

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