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Perseus comparison table

Subject	has definition	has historical origin	has historical image	has synonym	has acronym	has boundary	is a kind of	has genitive	is an instance of
constellation	Precisely defined area of the celestial sphere, associated with a grouping of stars, that the International Astronomical Union has designated as a constellation.	asterism with pictorial or mythical significance				defined in equatorial coordinates	equatorial sky area	which is used when referring to a star in the constellation
Perseus		slew Medusa, mother of Pegasus, rescued Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, from the sea monster Cetus		Hero	Per			Persei	constellation

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