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'''Perseus''' was a hero of [[Greece|Ancient Greece]], revered as one who was favored by the gods. In mythology, Perseus managed to decapitate the {{Wiki|Gorgon}}, {{Wiki|Medusa}}, whose gaze turned people into stone.
'''Perseus''' was the legendary founder of {{wiki|Mycenae}} and the {{wiki|Perseid dynasty}} who was revered by the [[Greece|Greeks}} as one of the greatest heroes before [[Hercules|Heracles]].  


Perseus was the son of {{Wiki|Zeus}} - a member of the [[Isu|First Civilization]] - and a mortal woman, {{Wiki|Danaë}}, whom Zeus impregnated by appearing as a golden shower. Perseus possessed one of the [[Swords of Eden]], which was granted to him by his father Zeus.
In Greek legends, one of Perseus's most renowned deeds was in slaying the {{Wiki|Gorgon}} [[Medusa]], whose visage transformed those who beheld it into stone. This he accomplished in combat with a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>
 
==Appearance==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{C|painting only}}


==References==
==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
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Perseus

Perseus was the legendary founder of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty who was revered by the [[Greece|Greeks}} as one of the greatest heroes before Heracles.

In Greek legends, one of Perseus's most renowned deeds was in slaying the Gorgon Medusa, whose visage transformed those who beheld it into stone. This he accomplished in combat with a Sword of Eden.[1]

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