The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to a sea monster by Perseus who married her; mother of Perseus, ancient king of Persia
An autumn constellation of the northern sky representing the "Chained Lady" Andromeda from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Pisces and Cassiopeia
In Greek mythology, the wife of Perseus. She was the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiope of Joppa in Palestine (called Ethiopia). Her mother boasted that Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids, and Poseidon punished her by sending a sea monster to devastate Joppa. To appease the gods, Andromeda was chained to a rock and left to be devoured by the monster. Perseus flew by on Pegasus, fell in love with Andromeda, and slew the monster. She married him and bore him six sons and a daughter. After her death she became a constellation
Daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to a sea monster by Perseus who married her; mother of Perseus, ancient king of Persia
A princess of Joppa Cassiopeia, her mother the queen, boasted that she was more beautiful than the ocean nymphs, the Nereids Poseidon got angry at this remark and sent a sea monster to ravage the coast Only the sacrifice of Andromeda would stop it Her parents had no choice but to agree, so she was chained to a rock to be eaten by the monster Luckily, Perseus was just returning from his journy of defeating the gorgon Medusa and saved her life He showed the head of Medusa to the monster, and he was turned to stone, as all victems do who look in Medusa's eyes Perseus and Andromeda were married
A princess found chained to a rock on the seashore as an offering to the monster, the Kraken,which had been terrorising the land She was rescued by Perseus, who later married her [See Kraken]