Learning of Andromeda's story, he offered to rescue her if … This monster is commemorated in the constellation Cetus. Cassiopeia The Queen. Reluctantly, they did so, leaving Andromeda chained to a rock for the monster to find. Cassiopeia (Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπεια), also Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια), is the name of three different figures in Greek mythology: Cassiopeia (Queen of Aethiopia), queen of Aethiopia and mother of Andromeda by Cepheus Cassiopeia (wife of Phoenix), wife of Phoenix, king of Phoenicia Cassiopeia, wife of Epaphus, king of Egypt, the son of Zeus and Io; mother of Libya The king chained Andromeda to a sea cliff. Queen Cassiopeia, being a proud mother and boastful queen, declared Andromeda to be more beautiful than the nymphs of the sea. Fortunately, at this same moment, Perseus, the nephew of the king of Argos, was traveling along the coast. Cassiopeia compared her daughter Andromeda's beauty to that of the sea god Nereus' daughters. In Greek mythology, Andromeda was the beautiful daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopea of Joppa, a kingdom often called Ethiopia by ancient writers. The constellation takes its name from a queen in Greek mythology. While she was one of the most beautiful young women in all the land, Cassiopeia was sure that she was the most beautiful of all. However, she was saved in the last minute by the Greek hero Perseus, who happened to be passing by, saw Andromeda and rescued her from the monster. Perseus noticed the beautiful woman and fell in love with her. To appease the monster, Cepheus and Cassiopeia chained their daughter Andromeda to a rock as a sacrifice, but Andromeda was saved from the monster’s jaws by the hero Perseus in one of the most famous rescue stories in history. Mythology. Cassiopea once boasted that Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids, a group of sea nymphs. Cassiopeia is one of the most familiar constellations in the night sky, and she hosts a range of interesting star clusters — as well as a legend of arrogance, jealousy and enraged gods. In skylore and in Greek mythology, Cassiopeia was a beautiful and vain queen of Ethiopia. Andromeda, Cepheus, and Cassiopeia were placed next to each other among the stars as punishment after enraging Poseidon, the ocean god after Cassiopeia boasted that her daughter, Andromeda, was more beautiful than the Nereids. In the sky, Cassiopeia is depicted sitting on her throne. Cassiopeia was the beautiful wife of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, and the mother of Andromeda.She is most famous in connection with the myth of her daughter, Andromeda. MYTH . Cassiopeia was the wife of King Cepheus of Aethiopia and the mother of princess Andromeda. 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