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Perseus
Anime. Light Novel.
Kana	ペルセウス
Romaji	Peruseusu
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Age	Millennia Old
Gender	Male
Ethnicity	Greek
Hair Color	Blonde
Eye Color	Red
Other Names	Mithras Sol Invictus Legendary Slayer of Dragons
Equipment	Sword Arrow
Personal Status
Affiliations	Greco-Roman Gods
Rank	God
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Perseus is a Heretic God in the series Campione.

Appearance

Perseus has the appearance of a handsome young man wearing white clothing, including a cloak, which is from another time period.

Personality

Perseus has a personality of self-proclaimed self-righteousness, and (like all gods), he is also arrogant. Perseus also has an openly displayed persona of a playboy.

Plot

Light Novel

Appearances: Volume 4, 16

Mention: Volume 7, 9, 12

Powers and Abilities

• Perseus and Pegasus

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Perseus is the amalgam of several gods, one of whom is Mithras, granting him power to counter and negate the abilities of those Heretic Gods who were also aspects of Mithras, or subservient to him in their myths and legends (i.e Verethragna). As the hero from the east and due to his association to the sun, Perseus is able to emit light in the form of a "sun's halo" that negates sun-based authorities inferior to his status as a sun god.

His preferred weapons are a sword for close combat and a bow for attacking over long distances. He also possesses the ability to move at high speeds, and he can turn into lightning.

Because of his slaying of the gorgon Medusa in the myths, Perseus has magical powers that allow him to kill serpents and dragons. He can use this authority to suppress or weaken their power. In addition, he is able to summon Pegasus, a divine beast born from Medusa's corpse, as his mount.

Due to the fact that his other identity - Marduk successfully defeated a mother earth goddess (Tiamat/Andromeda) and forced her to submit to him in mythology, Perseus has the ability to force women with priestess lineage (witches, hime-miko, etc.) to be subservient to him. This authority is attributed as the divinity of steel.

Perseus also has a divine presence worthy of a hero, making everyone around him admire his image and want to follow him.

Trivia

• In the original myths, Perseus never rode the winged horse Pegasus. That was the hero Bellerophon.
  • Pegasus was born from Medusa's body after Perseus cut off her head and was the child of Medusa and Poseidon.
    • Pegasus had a twin brother named Chryasor who also was born from the remains of their mother.
  • In the Renaissance, European painters and poets replaced Bellerophon with Perseus, a more familiar culture hero, as the tamer and rider of Pegasus.
  • The 1981 movie Clash of the Titans, as well as the 2010 remake portrayed Perseus riding Pegasus.
• In the Light Novels, Salvatore Doni killed Perseus, while Athena/Metis killed him in the anime.
• Perseus is only an alias or aspect of the many gods composing him, his true name is Sol Invictus (the "Unconquered Sun"), the official Sun God of the later Roman Empire.