In Greek mythology, the Perseids (sg. Perseid; Ancient Greek: Περσείδαι, romanized: Perseídai, lit. 'those born of Perseus', sg. Περσείδης Perseídēs), also called the Perseid dynasty, the Perseid line, or the House of Perseus, are the descendants of Perseus and Andromeda.
After the Greek Dark Ages, tradition recalled that Perseus and his descendants the Perseids had ruled Tiryns in Mycenaean times, while the allied branch descended from Perseus' great-uncle Proetus ruled in Argos.
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In Greek mythology, Perseus (US: /ˈpɜːr.si.əs/ , UK: /ˈpɜː.sjuːs/; Greek: Περσεύς, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. He beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. He was a demigod, being the son of Zeus and the mortal Danaë, as well as the half-brother and great-grandfather of Heracles (as they were both children of Zeus, and Heracles's mother was Perseus's granddaughter).
In Greek mythology, Perses (/ˈpɜːrsiz/; Ancient Greek: Πέρσης) is one of the Perseids, as a son of Perseus and Andromeda. Perses is left in Cossaei and, with an Oceanid, fathers descendants.
Greek mythology identifies Perses as the ancestor of the Persians. Apparently, the Persians knew the story since Xerxes tried to use it to bribe the Argives during his invasion of Greece, but he ultimately failed to do so. The (Pseudo-)Platonic dialogue First Alcibiades (120e), written in the late 4th century BC, identifies him with Achaemenes as the hero founder of the Persái, stating that both Achaemenes and Heracles were sons of Perseus.
In Greek mythology, Gorgophone (Ancient Greek: Γοργοφόνη) was queen of both Messenia and Sparta and one of the Perseids, as a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Her name means "Gorgon Slayer", a tribute to her father Perseus who killed Medusa, the mortal Gorgon.
In Greek mythology, Autochthe (Ancient Greek: Αὐτόχθη, romanized: Autókhthē) was a Mycenaean princess and one of the Perseids, as a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda.