perseid

noun1

1. •
   Any member of the Perseidae.

adjective1

1. •
   Of or relating to the Perseids.

   • The descendants and partisans of the great Hercules, the most illustrious hero of the Perseid line, were divested of their possessions, and driven into banishment. — 1787

noun2

1. •
   Any of the meteors in a meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus.
2. •
   A descendant of Perseus.

   • Thus the Family of Pelops got the possession of two Kingdoms, and became superior in Wealth and Power to the Perseids their Rivals. — 1735