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Andromeda (mythology) In Greek mythology, Andromeda ( / ænˈdrɒmɪdə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, romanized : Androméda or Ἀνδρομέδη, Andromédē) is the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia, and his wife, Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia boasts that she (or Andromeda) is more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sends ...
Mythology The king of Ethiopia Cepheus and the queen Cassiopeia thank Perseus for freeing their daughter Andromeda, La Délivrance d'Andromède (1679) Pierre Mignard, Louvre. Cassiopeia boasted that she (or her daughter Andromeda), was more beautiful than all the Nereids, the nymph-daughters of the sea god Nereus.
Category. : Andromeda (mythology) Articles relating to Andromeda, her legends, and her depictions. She is the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia, and his wife, Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia boasts that she (or Andromeda) is more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sends the sea monster Cetus to ravage the coast of Aethiopia as divine ...
Mythology. Cepheus is prominently featured in the Perseus legend as the husband of Cassiopeia, father of Princess Andromeda, and brother of Phineus, who expects to marry Andromeda. Various sources describe his kingdom to be "Aethiopia" or later, the city of Joppa ( Jaffa) in Phoenicia, which was named after the elder Cepheus's wife, Iope ...
The Andromeda Rock is a rock jutting out of the Mediterranean in front of the old town of Jaffa, in present-day Israel, where it serves as a local tourist attraction. According to Greek mythology, this was the site where King Cepheus 's daughter Andromeda was chained and sacrificed to a sea monster , but was timely rescued by Perseus , who then ...
28 in × 48 in (71 cm × 122 cm) Location. Uffizi, Florence. Perseus Freeing Andromeda or Liberation of Andromeda is a painting created by Piero di Cosimo, during the Italian Renaissance. The painting was praised by critics and art historians for its aesthetic, cosmological and political implications. The painting is a recreation of the myth of ...
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Gorgophone as one of the Perseids, was the daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. [1] She was the sister of Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus of Mycenae, and Electryon . Gorgophone was a prominent figure in the mythical history of Sparta, having been married to two kings, Oebalus of Laconia and Perieres of Messenia, and being considered ...