Mythology of the Constellation Andromeda


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Andromeda was the wonderful daughter of King Cepheus and the extremely vain Queen Cassiopeia. On 1 occasion Queen Cassiopeia boasted that her daughter Andromeda was even additional fabulous than the Nereids, the alluring sea-nymph daughters of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.

The Nereids became outraged by this proclamation and demanded revenge. Poseidon, to appease his vengeful daughters, sent flood waters along with the sea monster Cetus, to destroy King Cepheus' kingdom. Cetus wreaked havoc along the coastline death and destruction followed in his wake. Desperate to defend his land and men and women, Cepheus sought the aid of Ammon, the Oracle of Zeus.

Ammon told Cepheus that the only way to quit the brutal devastation of his kingdom was to sacrifice his virgin daughter Andromeda to the sea monster Cetus. Andromeda was then chained to a rock on the coast of Jaffa (modern day Tel Aviv) to atone for the boastful sins of her mother Cassiopeia.

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