Perses (Titan)

Perses
Consort	Asteria
Parents	Crius and Eurybia
Children	Hecate

Greek deities series
Titans Olympians Aquatic deities Chthonic deities Mycenaean deities Personified concepts Other deities
Titans
The Twelve Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Hyperion and Theia, Coeus and Phoebe, Cronus and Rhea, Mnemosyne, Themis, Crius, Iapetus Children of Cronus Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Chiron Children of Oceanus Oceanids, Potamoi Children of Hyperion Helios, Selene, Eos Children of Coeus Lelantos, Leto, Asteria Sons of Iapetus Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menoetius Sons of Crius Astraeus, Pallas, Perses

Perses (/ˈpɜːrsɪz/; Greek: Πέρσης, "The Destroyer") was the son of the Titan Crius and Eurybia. His name is derived from the Ancient Greek word perthō (πέρθω - "to sack", "to ravage", "to destroy"), the fact of which may have given the impression that Perses was the Titan god of destruction. He was wed to Asteria, his cousin, daughter of Titans Phoebe and Coeus. They had one child noted in mythology, Hecate, honoured by Zeus above all others as the goddess of wilderness, childbirth, witchcraft and magic.

See also

• Greek mythology in popular culture