Perse (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Perse (Ancient Greek: Πέρση, Pérsē) is one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.[1][2][3] Her name was also spelled as Persa, Perseide, Persea[4] or Perseis (Περσηίς, Persēís).[5] Perse married Helios, the god of the sun, and bore him several children, most notably the sorceress-goddess Circe.
Oceanid nymph and wife of Helios in Greek mythology
| Perse | |
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| Member of the Oceanids | |
| Abode | Ocean |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Oceanus and Tethys |
| Siblings | Oceanids, Potamoi |
| Consort | Helios |
| Children | Circe, Aeëtes, Pasiphaë, Perses, Aloeus |
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| Greek deities series |
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| Water deities |
| Nymphs |