Perse or Perseis was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Perse was married to the sun god Helius or Helios (Sol), and she several children by him – Aeetes, Perses, Circe, and Pasiphae.
Perse was the goddess of magic and witchcraft, and her children were all gifted in sorcery, including her granddaughter Medea.
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Perses was the son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia. He was the brother of Astraeüs (Astraeus) and Pallas. He married Asteria and became the father of Hecate. Perses was probably imprisoned with the other Titans for participating in the war against...
Perse Greek mythology is one of the most famous characters because of her abilities and connections. She was a naiad, the daughter of a power couple, and later married a vital god, boring several children for him. Here we bring a detailed analysis...
Perseus (Περσεύς) and the Gorgon Medusa (Μέδοισα) is one of the most popular myths in both Greece and Rome. This story's popularity can be seen in numerous pieces of artwork in ancient Greece and Italy. There are no epics made about this legend, a...
Perses Greek mythology is an account of two characters with the same name. One of them was a Titan who was famous for fathering more important Greek figures. The other one hails from Colchis who was tasked with protecting the golden fleece. This a...
Acrisius (Acrisios, Ἀκρίσιοσ) consulted the oracle from Delphi about having a son; instead the oracle warned him that his grandson would kill him one day. Acrisius tried to avoid the fulfilment of the oracle by first imprisoning his daughter Danaë...
Perieres (Περιήρης) was the son of Aeolus and Enarete. He was the brother of Cretheus, Athamas, Sisyphus and Salmoneus. At the death of Polycaon, king of Messenia, people asked Perieres to rule the kingdom, since Polycaon had no son or heir. He li...
Titaness of the sea. Tethys was the daughter of Uranus and Gaea. She married her brother Oceanus. She became the mother of all the river gods. She is said to have borne three thousand daughters, known as the Oceanids. The eldest daughter was Styx,...
An ancient sea-god. Nereus was the son of Pontus ("Sea") and Gaea ("Earth"). Nereus was the brother of Phorcys, Eurybia, Thaumas (father of Iris), and the sea monster Ceto. Nereus married an Oceanid named Doris who bore fifty sea-nymphs known as t...
A sorceress. Circe was the daughter of Helius and Perseïs (Pereis) or Perse. Circe was also sister of Aeëtes (Aeetes) and Pasiphaë (Pasiphae). Her name means "Hawk", a bird of prey that hunts during the day. The hawk symbolised the sun. She was a ...
Son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia. He was the brother of Perses and Pallas. By the goddess Eos, he was the father of Boreas, Zephyrus and Notus - gods of winds (see also Aeolus for more detail about the wind gods). His name means "Starry" becaus...