Perse (mythology)

Perse
Member of the Oceanids
AbodeOcean
Genealogy
ParentsOceanus and Tethys
SiblingsOceanids, the river gods
ConsortHelios
ChildrenCirce, Aeëtes, Pasiphaë, Perses, Aloeus

In Greek mythology, Perse (Ancient Greek: Πέρση, romanizedPérsē, lit.'destroyer') or Perseis (Περσηίς, Persēís) is one of the 3,000 Oceanids, fresh water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Perse married Helios, the god of the Sun, and bore him several children, most notably Circe, the sorceress-goddess of Aeaea.