Perse

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• In Greek mythology, Perse (also Persa or Perseis) was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, therefore one of the three-thousand Oceanids. According to varying versions, she married either Helios or Apollo and had several children: Aegea, Aeetes, Perses, Calypso, Circe and Pasiphae. Calypso is more usually described as a daughter of Atlas.
• The Perse School is an independent school in Cambridge, England. See Perse School.
• Due to unfortunate coincidence, "perse" is an obscene word in both Finnish and Estonian (meaning the backside of a human), which has given Finnish children studying Greek mythology many a guffaw. See Finnish profanity.
• Perse (Pērse) is a river and a waterfall in Koknese manor park, Aizkraukles county, Latvia. Part of Perse river, including the waterfall section, was flooded in 1967 by hydroelectric dam of Plavinas power plant (Pļaviņu HPP). A granite sculpture by Juris Zihmanis now marks the location of the waterfall. Manor buildings were destroyed during World War I.
• The Perse School For Girls is an independent girls school in Cambridge, England. See Perse School for Girls.
• Saint-John Perse was a French diplomat and poet.
• A very deep shade of blue or purple.
• The Latin phrase per se (phrase) is sometimes incorrectly written as one word[1]