# Perseus — Poetry character guide

> Perseus in Poetry by T. S. Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0060-circe-s-palace

## Who they are

Mythological hero referenced in juvenilia, slaying Medusa and rescuing Andromeda.

## Relationships

### [Saint Mary Woolnoth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_21_se/characters/saint_mary_woolnoth)

_psychological_

Perseus is a mythological figure juxtaposed with Saint Mary Woolnoth, creating a surreal contrast between heroic myth and modern sterility.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_21_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

Perseus appears as a mythical archetype in the narrator's fragmented consciousness, representing heroic action or rescue.

## In the story

### [Ode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_21_se/chapters/ode)

Referenced in 'By arrangement with Perseus / The fooled resentment of the dragon'.

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