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Andromeda
also: Andromedae, Andromedan
Daughter of Cepheus and Cassiepeia, chained to a rock as prey for the Sea-Monster and rescued by Perseus; set in the sky as the constellation Andromeda, still shown bound with chains.
Reading notes
- Aratea (Translation of Aratus' Phaenomena) §Andromeda Andromeda, fleeing in grief the sight of her mother
Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus and Cassiepeia, chained as a sacrifice to the Sea-Monster and rescued by Perseus; her constellation is still shown bound in chains, set near her parents and her rescuer.