Perses
(
Πέρσης).
1.
The son of the Titan Crius. He became by Asteria the father of Hecaté (
Hes. Th. 409).
2.
The son of Perseus and Andromeda, and regarded by the Greeks as the founder of the Persian
people (
Herod.vii. 61).
3.
The son of Helios and Persé, and brother of Aeëtes and Circé
(
Apollod. ii.4.5).