A sacrificial maiden described in Greek mythology. She was offered to a leviathan to quell the gods' anger, only for the great hero Perseus to save her when... [Read more]
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A sacrificial maiden described in Greek mythology. She was offered to a leviathan to quell the gods' anger, only for the great hero Perseus to save her when he happened across the scene. She is frequently depicted in chains, shackled to a boulder by the sea. It is said that after Perseus saved her, Andromeda wed him and bore him many children. Among their descendants was the famed hero Heracles, her great-grandson.
Andromeda is described in Greek mythology as follows:
Once upon a time, Cassiopeia, wife of King Cepheus of Ethiopia (Aethiopia), boasted that her beauty (or in some versions, her daughter's beauty) surpassed even that of the Nereids, the sea nymphs. This incurred their wrath, as well as that of Poseidon, leading the kingdom to be attacked by high tides and the sea monster Cetus.
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Cepheus received an oracle stating that they might be forgiven if Andromeda was sacrificed to Cetus. And so, he chose to offer his daughter up to the leviathan by chaining her to a boulder near the ocean.
However, Perseus (after slaying Medusa) encountered Andromeda and defeated the monster by using Medusa's head to turn it to stone. Andromeda's former betrothed then attacked Perseus, but Perseus once again used Medusa's head to defeat his enemies, then married Andromeda and returned to his homeland.
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