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Family

• Crius(parent),Eurybia(parent),Astraeus(sibling),Pallas(sibling)— Marriage

  In Hesiod's Theogony, Eurybia married the Titan Crius and bore three sons: Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Each inherited aspects of celestial and elemental power from their parents' union.

• Asteria(spouse),Hecate(child)— Marriage

  The Titans Perses and Asteria bore Hecate, whose powers Zeus confirmed when he overthrew the older gods. Through Asteria, Hecate was cousin to Apollo and Artemis.

Member of

• Titans

  The elder gods who ruled during the Golden Age before being overthrown by the Olympians, including the twelve first-generation Titans born to Ouranos and Gaia and second-generation members Pallas and Perses.

Associated with

• Titanomachy

  Perses presumably fought on the Titan side during the Titanomachy alongside his brothers Pallas and Astraeus, though his daughter Hecate retained her honours under Zeus.