What nickname is formed from the Greek mythological identity of the Perseids’ name?

The name Perseids refers to the “sons of Perseus” in Greek mythology.

Astronomical meteor showers are commonly named for the constellation or star region containing their radiant. The Perseid radiant lies in the general direction of Perseus, so the shower received a name derived from that constellation’s mythological figure.

The Greek-derived ending “-ids” traditionally indicates descendants or offspring. In this case, it connects the meteors with Perseus rather than describing their physical composition. The shower’s particles are fragments from Comet Swift–Tuttle, not material connected to a mythological character.

This naming pattern appears elsewhere in astronomy. For example, the Leonids are associated with Leo, and the Orionids with Orion. The constellation name identifies the apparent direction from which meteors seem to arrive, not the actual point in space where each particle originated.