In Greek mythology, Perses (Ancient Greek: Πέρσης) is a second-generation Titan, son of Crius and Eurybia and brother of Astraeus and Pallas. Ancient tradition records little of him beyond genealogy: he married Asteria and fathered the goddess Hecate. Hesiod oddly calls him "eminent among all men in wisdom." He is distinct from Perses son of Perseus and from Perses the Colchian brother of Aeetes.
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I.Family
According to Hesiod's Theogony, Perses was born to Crius, one of the twelve Titans, and Eurybia. His brothers were Astraeus and Pallas. By the Titaness Asteria — herself daughter of Coeus and Phoebe — he fathered Hecate, the goddess of crossroads, witchcraft, and the night.
II.Mythology
Perses's role is largely genealogical: he exists to provide parentage for more important figures. Timothy Gantz notes that Hesiod "oddly" describes him as eminent in wisdom among all men. One tradition holds that Zeus kept Asteria as his mistress for a time before giving her to Perses.
He was sometimes confused with another Perses — son of Helios and the Oceanid Perse (Perseis) — whom some versions make father of Hecate instead. He might also be identified with the Perses named as father of Chariclo, wife of Chiron, in some accounts.
III.Homonyms
Several distinct figures share the name. This atlas treats separately Perses son of Perseus and Andromeda (perses-perseid), the eponymous ancestor of the Persians, and Perses brother of Aeetes who usurped Colchis (perses-colchis). Hesiod also addresses a mortal brother named Perses in the Works and Days. This article concerns only the Titan son of Crius.