What is the Perseus?

Constellation Perseus, the Champion, is a northern constellation sitting above constellation Taurus and below constellation Cassiopeia, and between constellation Andromeda and constellation Auriga. Perseus spans 28 degrees of the Zodiac in the Signs of Taurus and Gemini and contains 12 named fixed stars. Perseus was one of the great heroes of classical mythology. He was the son of Jupiter and Danae, and is best known for his killing of the Gorgon Medusa. This was a rather complex task, as anyone who saw her hideous face would be turned immediately to stone the Gorgons, according to Bulfinch, were “monstrous females with huge teeth like those of swine, brazen claws, and snaky hair”. Perseus accomplishes it, however, by the aid of Pluto, Mercury and Minerva. Pluto lent his helmet of invisibility to Perseus, Mercury lent the hero his winged sandals, and Minerva allowed him the use of her shield. With the aid of the helmet and the sandals, Perseus was able to get within striking range without being detected by Medusa or the two immortal Gorgons. He then used the reflection on the shield to guide his killing blow, and flew off unharmed bearing the head of Medusa.

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