Perseus

<p>In <a href="/facts/Greek_mythology/M7k4FvW8">Greek mythology</a>, Perseus  is the legendary founder of the <a href="/facts/Perseid_dynasty/FXGtmBkF">Perseid dynasty</a>. He was, alongside <a href="/facts/Cadmus/g75RkVLp">Cadmus</a> and <a href="/facts/Bellerophon/z5msuAgv">Bellerophon</a>, the greatest <a href="/facts/Greek_hero/fHxaMIhM">Greek hero</a> and slayer of monsters before the days of <a href="/facts/Heracles/CIQWycTu">Heracles</a>. He beheaded the <a href="/facts/Gorgon/83Wt4NeD">Gorgon</a> <a href="/facts/Medusa/a14pjRSs">Medusa</a> for <a href="/facts/Polydectes/kPdShMnW">Polydectes</a> and saved <a href="/facts/Andromeda_(mythology)/UJ7nWxWS">Andromeda</a> from the sea monster <a href="/facts/Cetus_(mythology)/3KTc8r8v">Cetus</a>. He was the son of <a href="/facts/Zeus/9wTwkEDt">Zeus</a> and the mortal <a href="/facts/Dana%25C3%25AB/SRUkU22q">Danaë</a>, as well as the half-brother and great-grandfather of <a href="/facts/Heracles/CIQWycTu">Heracles</a> (as they were both children of Zeus, and Heracles's mother was Perseus' granddaughter).
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Perseus