Perses (; ) was the son of the
Titan siblings,
Crius and
Eurybia. He was described as the Titan god of destruction in mythology. He was wed to
Asteria, his cousin, daughter of Titans
Phoebe and
Coeus. They had one child noted in mythology,
Hecate, honoured by
Zeus above all others as the goddess of wilderness, childbirth, witchcraft and magic.