Perses (son of Perseus)

In Greek mythology, Perses (/ˈpɜːrsiz/; Ancient Greek: Πέρσης) was the son of Andromeda and Perseus. Perses was left in Cossaei and with the Oceanid Perse fathered descendants.

Greek mythology identified Perses as the ancestor of the Persians.[1] Apparently the Persians knew the story as Xerxes tried to use it to bribe the Argives during his invasion of Greece, but ultimately failed to do so.[2] The (Pseudo-)Platonic dialogue First Alcibiades (120e), written in the late 4th-century BC, identifies him with Achaemenes as the hero-founder of the Persái, stating both Achaemenes and Heracles were sons of Perseus.[3]

References
  1. David Sacks; Oswyn Murray; Lisa R. Brody (2005). Encyclopedia of the ancient Greek world. Infobase Publishing. pp. 256 (at the bottom left portion).
  2. Herodotus vii.150
  3. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Achaemenes" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 142.
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