Perseid

//ˈpɝ.si.ɪd// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A descendant of Perseus. Greek

    "Thus the Family of Pelops got the poſſeſſion of two Kingdoms, and became ſuperior in Wealth and Power to the Perſeids their Rivals."

  2. 2
    Any of the meteors in a meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus.
  3. 3
    Any member of the Perseidae.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Perseids. Greek, not-comparable

    "The deſcendants and partiſans of the great Hercules, the moſt illuſtrious hero of the Perſeid line, were diveſted of their poſſeſſions, and driven into baniſhment."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An epithet of Alcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus).

    "The Perseid Alcmene, wife of Amphitryon of Tiryns, was Hercules's mother, Zeus his father […]."

  2. 2
    An epithet of Hecate (daughter of Perses).

    "It was not confined to the Male Fury, but belonged also to Medea, the Perseid Hecate or Fury of Colchis, […]"

  3. 3
    A poem by Trinacrius mentioned by Ovid in Epistulae ex Ponto (4.16.25).
  4. 4
    An episode of Ovid's Metamorphoses devoted to Perseus.

Example

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"The Perseid meteor shower is here!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Perseidēs m, from Ancient Greek Περσείδης m (Perseídēs), from Περσεύς (Perseús) + -ίδης (-ídēs). By surface analysis, Perseus + -id.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin Persēis f, from Ancient Greek Περσηΐς f (Persēḯs), from Περσεύς (Perseús) + -ις (-is). By surface analysis, Perseus + -id.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin Persēis f, from Ancient Greek Περσηΐς f (Persēḯs), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs) + -ις (-is). By surface analysis, Perses + -id.

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