As a constellation, this mythological princess is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster
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Andromeda (mythology) - Wikipedia  In Greek mythology, Andromeda is the daughter of the Aethiopian king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia's hubris leads her to boast that Andromeda is more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sends a sea monster, Cetus, to ravage Aethiopia ... Stripped naked, she was chained to a rock on the coast.
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The Mythology of the Constellations: Andromeda  In order to avenge the insult to his nymphs, Neptune sent a sea monster to ravage ... only by sacrificing Cassiopeia's beautiful virgin daughter, Andromeda, to the monster. ... When Perseus saw the princess, her arms chained to the hard rock,...
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Andromeda - Greek Mythology  Andromeda was a princess in Greek mythology. She was ... an oracle, the king and queen chained Andromeda to a rock, in order to be sacrificed to the monster.
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Andromeda | Greek mythology | Britannica.com  Since only Andromeda's sacrifice would appease the gods, she was chained to a rock and left to be devoured by the monster. ... in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster. ... In astronomy, constellation of the northern sky at about one hour right ascension and...
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Greek Constellations  Stories about the constellations from Greek mythology. ... her daughter to a rock on the beach as a sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus, also known as The Kraken. ..... princess Andromeda chained to a rock, about to be sacrificed to Cetus, a sea...
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Monsters of the Odyssey - The Odyssey Website - Tripod  The Lotus Eaters, People who eat a plant that makes them forget about home and want ... Scylla, A six-headed monster that snatches six men, one for each of her heads, ... Poseidon, The god of the sea who punishes Odysseus for blinding his son, Polyphemus. ... She lives in a cave opposite from the whirlpool, Charybdis.
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The Parable of the Lorelei - Becoming Minimalist  She began telling me of the Rhine River and Loreley Rock which marks one of its ... As legend tells the story, a mermaid once lived on the very top of the rock. Through the fog, her seductive song would lure sailors to abandon ship in search of ... most people still are drawn to it like sailors to Lorelei or Odysseus to the sirens.
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Hercules The Legendary Journeys/Xena Warrior Princess - Pinterest  Alexandra Tydings as Aphrodite from "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys". Save .... Athena is the Greek Goddess of Wisdom,Warfare, and Weaving. She was the. Save .... Callisto (Hudson Leick), best psychotic face eva. Save ..... Aphrodite, Goddess of Love played by Alexandra Tydings in "Xena - Warrior Princess". Save
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PARTHENOS - Greek Demi-Goddess of Bubastus  In Greek mythology Parthenos was a princess of the island of Naxos who leapt ... Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. ... And the other sisters of the maiden who had been seduced, namely, Molpadia and Parthenos, ... The one named Parthenos, as the god brought it to pass, enjoyed honours...
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"Medusa- once a beautiful priestess for Athena. Poseidon, overcome ...  Malinalxochitl is the Aztec Goddess of Snakes, Scorpions and Insects of the Desert. .... She slept with Poseidon in Athena's temple, so Athena punished Medusa by .... beautiful hair that had charmed her husband was changed into a venomous ...... She was transformed into a gorgon by Athena, after Poseidon and her had...
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Myth of Perseus andromeda - Greeka.com  Information about Perseus andromeda as well as many other myths. ... He is best known as the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa, a fearsome monster, and as the ... upon the beautiful and helpless maiden Andromeda, chained to the rocks waiting to ... The desperate king Cephus appealed Zeus, who suggested the sacrifice of...
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Hafgufa - a monster from Norse mythology, said to be an island that ...  Odin is the chief god of Norse mythology; he can be compared to Zeus. ... was a sea serpent so long that it encircled the entire world, Midgard. ...... I'm intrigues by death-bringing horses that offer a ride to their victims and then drown them. .... He was foretold to kill Odin during Ragnark (Doomsday), and in turn be killed by...
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Medusa - Wikipedia  In Greek mythology Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human ... Athena. During that time, Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon. ... King Polydectes was turned into stone by the gaze of Medusa's head. Then Perseus gave the Gorgon's head to Athena, who placed it on her shield, the Aegis.
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Classical variations on a story about an Egyptian queen in love ...  Jul 15, 2015 ... The Egyptian queen here is Berenice II, who, shortly after her ... head of the queen Berenice and becomes a constellation in the heavens is paired .... under the earth in its deepest parts: |460 Unwillingly, O queen, did I depart...
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Constellations by Hannah Szefi on Prezi  May 6, 2013 ... By: Hannah Szefi Constelltions History of Constellations Orion The ... including some of the well-known ones like Ursa Major (The Great ... Hercules wanted to kill Hydra, The Great Sea Monster. ... Leo becomes visible during the vernal equinox. ... It can also translate literally to "creature with burning sting.
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The myth of Perseus and Medusa - Greek Myths - Greek Mythology  Medusa was one of three sisters, the gorgons and Perseus beheaded her. ... Perseus had, since it allowed him to see a reflection of Medusa's face and to avoid ... accomplished his task Perseus flew back and escaped Medusa's sisters who tried ... in many occasions until he gave the head to Athena to place it on her shield.
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Gorgon - Wikipedia  In Greek mythology, a Gorgon is a female creature. The name derives from the ancient Greek ... Gorgons were a popular image in Greek mythology, appearing in the earliest of ... The goddess has a monstrous head and she is sitting in a boat. ... Much later stories claim that each of three Gorgon sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and...
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MEDUSA & GORGONS (Medousa & Gorgones) - Snake-Haired ...  In Greek mythology the Gorgons were three powerful, winged daemons named Medusa, Sthenno and Euryale. ... forth from the wound--the winged horse Pegasus and the giant Chrysaor. ... 2.) Athena gave to Heracles a lock of Medusa (concealed in an urn), for it .... "The snake-head Gorgon's offspring, Pegasos (Pegasus).
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Mermaids and Sirens, Symbols of Seduction and Transformation ...  In Greek mythology, sirens are sea nymphs who possess the bodies of birds and ... the head and upper body of a beautiful woman and the lower body of a fish. ... 30 The Sirens of Homer's Odyssey are often depicted as mermaids in contemporary art. ..... It is significant that Sirens are creatures of water for water has powerful...
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Perseus and Andromeda Summary - Shmoop  Perseus instantly falls in love with the beautiful maiden, as is always the ... has chained Andromeda to the rock to feed Cetus a giant, maiden-eating sea monster. ... chill out is if Andromeda is offered up as a sacrifice to the hungry sea monster.
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Medusa - Ancient History Encyclopedia  Aug 20, 2013 ... According to Hesiod's Theogony, the Gorgons were the sisters... ... how Perseus cut off the head of Medusa and from her blood sprang Chrysaor ... Chrysaor being a golden giant and Pegasus the famous white winged-horse.