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Perseus (Hero, Per)
subject			fact

Perseus	is a part of celestial sphere
	has historical image
	has genitive Persei
	has boundary
	has synonym Hero
	has historical origin slew Medusa, mother of Pegasus, rescued Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, from the sea monster Cetus
	has acronym Per
	is an instance of constellation
constellation	is a part of celestial sphere
	has component asterism
	has purpose to divide the celestial sphere into small visually recognizable star classification regions
equatorial sky area	is defined using equatorial coordinates
quantity	has unit
number	has value