Having slain Medusa, he became a constellation (7)

I believe the answer is:

perseus

(Other definitions for perseus that I've seen before include "Mythical hero" , "Medusan killer" , "He beheaded Medusa" , "Hero who killed Medusa" , "legendary hero" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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