A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

or PERSEIUS (Περσείδης, Περσηϊάδης, Περσεῖος, or Περσήϊος), a patronvylic of Perseus, used to designate his descendants. (Hom. Il. 19.123; Thuc. 1.9.) But it is also used to designate the descendants of Perse, viz. Aeetes and Hecate. (V. Fl. 5.582, 6.495.)

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