Andromeda Quote Analysis

My favorite constellation is Andromeda for many reasons. One reason is, the meaning of Andromeda, being "the chained woman". When some see this, they think a woman that has been chained, but it is much more than that. A some kind of hidden meaning. A woman, chained from something that they believe in, chained from a thing that they would like to do. Even chained from the world. Trapped in someone else's beliefs. A second reason is, the name and how it is properly said just appeals to me. The way that the "An" goes into the "dro" and then changes strangely into "meda". A third reason is how its actual constellation looks. It seems so simple and meaningless, but it is not at all. After I looked for quite awhile it became clearer and clearer to my …show more content…
I could slightly see a burst (the woman) trying to escape the "chains" (a line of stars). I'm really not sure if this is what the constellation is secretly showing, or if I am going crazy. Either way, it is still a pretty cool star. In conclusion, my favorite constellation is Andromeda because of the meaning ("the chained woman"), the proper way you say it ( and how it feels when you do say it), and the actual way the constellation looks.

There once was a king and queen named Cepheus and Cassiopeia who had a daughter, Andromeda, the princess of Ethiopia. The queen, how ever was quite a boastful woman and would often brag, foolishly, that she was more beautiful than the queen of the gods and Nereids, Juno. Because of her insult to the nymphs, Neptune sent a sea monster to Ethiopia to ravage the coast. Horrified, the king consulted Ammon (the oracle of Jupiter). He then said that Neptune could only be appeased by sacrificing Andromeda, the virgin