Andromeda, in the Greek mythology the daughter Kassiopei and the Ethiopian tsar Kefey allocated with by nature unusual beauty. When Andromeda's mother, being proud of the beautiful appearance, I declared that she is more beautiful than sea deities of nereids, those complained to god of the seas to Poseidon. God revenged for an insult, having sent to Ethiopia a flood and the terrible sea monster devouring people.
On a prediction of the oracle to avoid death of a kingdom, it was necessary to make [Expand]
an expiatory sacrifice: to put Andromeda at the mercy to a monster. The girl was chained to the rock on the seashore. There it was seen by Perseus who was flying by by from a-headed gorgona of the Jellyfish in hands. He fell in love with Andromeda and received consent of the girl and her father to marriage in case of a victory over a monster. The head of the Jellyfish which is chopped off by it which look turned all live to stone helped to win a victory over a dragon to Perseus.
In memory of Perseus's feats Athena placed beautiful Andromeda in a firmament near Pegasus's constellation; names Kefey (Tsefey) and Cassiopeia are also immortalized in names of constellations.
Andromeda, in the Greek mythology the daughter Kassiopei and the Ethiopian tsar Kefey allocated with by nature unusual beauty. When Andromeda's mother, being proud of the beautiful appearance, I declared that she is more beautiful than sea deities of nereids, those complained to god of the seas to Poseidon. God revenged for an insult, having sent to Ethiopia a flood and the terrible sea monster devouring people.
On a prediction of the oracle to avoid death of a kingdom, it was necessary to make [Expand]
In memory of Perseus's feats Athena placed beautiful Andromeda in a firmament near Pegasus's constellation; names Kefey (Tsefey) and Cassiopeia are also immortalized in names of constellations.
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