Perses (Titan)

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Perses
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ParentsCrius and Eurybia
SiblingsPallas and Astraeus
ConsortAsteria
ChildrenHecate

Perses (/ˈpɜːrsiz/; Ancient Greek: Πέρσης) was the son of the Titan Crius and Eurybia.[1][2] His name is derived from the Ancient Greek word perthō (πέρθω – "to sack", "to ravage", "to destroy"). He was wed to Asteria (daughter of Phoebe and Coeus).[3][2] They had one child noted in mythology, Hecate, honoured by Zeus above all others as the goddess of magic, crossroads, and witchcraft.

Family tree[]

Family of Eurybia and Crius
PontusGaiaUranus
EurybiaCrius
AstraeusEosPersesAsteriaPallasStyx
BoreasAstraeaPhainonHecateZelusScylla
NotusPhaethonNikeFontes
EurusPyroeisKratosLacus
ZephyrusEosphorusBia
Stilbon

See also[]

  • Greek mythology in popular culture

References[]

  1. ^ Hesiod Theogony 375
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Apollodorus 1.8
  3. ^ Hesiod Theogony 404


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