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Also known as Persaeus, Persaios

ancient Greek mythological Titan

Key facts

Parents
Crius and Eurybia
Siblings
Pallas and Astraeus
Consort
Asteria
Children
Hecate

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
titan
Gender
male
Spouse
Asteria
Father
Kreios
Mother
Eurybia
Sibling
Circe
Said to be same as
Perses
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different from
Perses
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Encyclopedic overview

In Greek mythology, Perses (/ˈpɜːrsiz/ PUR-seez; Ancient Greek: Πέρσης, romanized: Pérsēs, lit. 'destroyer') is the son of the Titan Crius and Eurybia, and thus brother to Astraeus and Pallas. Ancient tradition records very little of Perses other than his marriage and offspring, his role largely being genealogical, existing merely to provide a parentage for other, more important figures.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Perses” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.