Andromeda's mother, Cassiopeia, "The Queen", often bragged about her being the prettiest of all the sea nymphs. The sea nymphs complained to Poseidon, God of the Sea, about her, and petitioned that he punish Cassiopeia for her vanity. Poseidon sent a sea monster, Cetus, to attack Ethiopia, where Cassiopeia was ruler. Her husband panicked and sacrificed his daughter to save his kingdom, as had been foretold by an Oracle. Andromeda was chained to a rock. She was saved when Perseus used the head of Medusa to turn the sea monster into stone. The two got married and had nine kids, two daughters and one son. Their whole story is told throughout the heavens as fall passes by. …show more content…
He wanted his name to be carried out throughout the land for generations to come, and that couldn't be done with a daughter. He despised her, and growing up he made sure that she knew it from the day that she was born. For as long as Andromeda could remember, her father treated he like dirt. There were times where she even questioned whether or not she was a true son of his, or if she was simply a servant or a pauper of some kind of street urchin. It was awful. She grew up not knowing what it was like to have friends. She was always alone. This particular summer's day was her worst in living