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2. Andromeda (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   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 the sea monster Cetus ...

3. Andromeda Chained to the Rocks - Wikipedia

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   Mauritshuis, The Hague. Andromeda Chained to the Rocks (1630) is a 34 cm × 24.5 cm (13.4 in × 9.6 in) oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt. It is now in the Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands. Andromeda represents Rembrandt's first full length mythological female nude history painting and is taken from a story in ...

4. Category:Andromeda (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Cassiopeia (mother of Andromeda) - Wikipedia

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   Poseidon's punishment: Cassiopeia as a constellation sitting in the heavens tied to a chair. Hyginus, Poeticon Astronomicon. "U.S. Naval Observatory Library" Cassiopeia (/ ˌ k æ s i. oʊ ˈ p iː. ə /; Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπεια Kassiópeia, Modern Greek: Κασσιόπη Kassiópē) or Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια Kassiépeia), a figure in Greek mythology, was Queen of ...

6. Princess and dragon - Wikipedia

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   Princess and dragon. Andrómeda by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante (1633–1670), depicting Princess Andromeda of Greek mythology chained to a rock as a sacrifice to the dragon-like sea monster Cetus. Princess and dragon is an archetypical premise common to many legends, fairy tales, and chivalric romances. [1]

7. Andromeda's rock - Wikipedia

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   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 ...