Explanation Of The Andromeda Myth

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The constellation Andromeda is a famous constellation of the 88 modern contstellations. It was first discovered by a 2nd century BC Greco-Roman named Ptolemy. It is named after the Greek Princess Andromeda and is seen mainly in the Northern Hemisphere.

The Greek myth of the creation of the Andromeda constellation begins with her Mother Queen Cassiopeia of Ethiopia and her Father, Cepheus, an Aethiopian king declaring to allthe land that their daughter was the most beautful creature on the planet. Even more beautiful than the Nereids, which are sea nympths blessed with immense beauty. Poseidon, God of the Sea was furious that his sea nympths were called less beautiful than a pitiful mortal and punished Cassiopeia for her insolence. Posedion

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