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, Calypso, Circe and Pasiphae.
Perse (Perse) 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 (Plavinu HPP). A granite sculpture by Juris Zihmanis now marks the location of the waterfall. Manor buildings were destroyed during World War IWorld War I (also known as the First World War , the Great War the War of the Nations and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers, or involved so many in the field of.
The Perse School is a fee-paying, secondary day school for boys 11–18 and girls at 16+ situated in CambridgeThis article is about Cambridge, England; see also other places called Cambridge. The city of Cambridge is an old English University town and the regional centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. It lies approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of London and i, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England. It prides itself on supreme academic achievement and in the league tableA league table is a chart, generally published in newspapers, to show the current standing of the participants (teams or individuals) in a sports league or competition. In North America, a league table is often referred to as a standings chart. Statistics of independent schools is regularly in the top 10. The school was founded in 1615Events June 2 First Recollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. June 4 Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu took Osaka Castle in Japan. The second volume of Miguel Cervantes' Don Quixote is published. End of the Sengoku Period in J by Dr Stephen Perse, a fellow of Gonville and Caius College, and has existed on several different sites in the city before its present home on Hills Road. Notable alumni, amongst many others include Bishop Jeremy TaylorJeremy Taylor is depicted in this portrait at Caius College, Cambridge University. Jeremy Taylor ( 1613 August 13, 1667) was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He was educated at, a major influence on the foundation of Methodism and Sir Robert Tabor , whose medical skills saved the life of Charles II. Modern day alumni include Nobel Prize winners Sir George Paget Thomson (Physics) and Ronald G. W. Norrish (Chemistry) and the school has five other Nobel Prize winners to its name. Between 20% and 30% of school leavers at 18 go on to take up places at Cambridge University
Due to unfortunate coincidence, 'perse' is an obscene word in Finnish, which has given Finnish children studying Greek mythology many a guffaw.
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