![]() He opened a wide mouth and spitted a flame whale looked at Andromeda, who was chained to rocks. At that moment the sea fluffed, the big wove with noise smashed in the seaside rock.įrom the depth of the sea, the monster whale came out. The only ray of the sun caresses the face of Andromeda. Cepheus and Cassiopeia saw daughter Andromeda was chained to a large rock projecting out into the sea and was left there to await the arrival of the great sea monster Cetus. King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia cried for a long time seeing how the flame coming out of the month of whale bunt out the country and transformed it into a desert, they decided to execute the will of gods.Įarly in the morning pink-finger Eous opened the door to let Helios come in with his gold coach. She began to cry and she couldn’t say anything. King Cepheus told Cassiopeia about the will of the gods. The whale won’t stop burning out the country unless you sacrifice your daughter, the beautiful Andromeda, to this sea monster. Desperate King Cepheus told his oracle how he could help his country. Nobody could help their country and save it the disaster. The song of the birds stopped there were no herds on the meadows fear and horror caught the people in Ethiopia. The flourishing country of Ethiopia was in danger to be transformed into a burnt-out dead desert. He burnt out everything along his way and ash spitted everywhere his heavy flame. The sea monster whale reached the beaches of Ethiopia angry to the Queen. Fire flame erupted from his big month and fear eyes, from his ears – black clouds came out and cowered the earth with darkness. Every day when Helios flew by his gold coach in the sky, the Monster whale came out in the heavy sea. In his anger, he created a great sea monster, Cetus (pictured as a whale) to ravage the seas and sea coast and sent a great disaster to Ethiopia. Poseidon, the brother of Zeus and the god of the seas, took great offense at this statement, for he had created the most beautiful beings ever in the form of his sea nymphs. The fifty sea nymphs attendants of Thetis, outraged and grief by Queen Cassiopeia Nereids burst into tears. Cassiopeia boasted that Andromeda was the most beautiful woman in the world, even more, beautiful than the gods. Cassiopeia was very proud of her daughter’s beauty. She was brought up by her parents and the girl is most beautiful than all girls in Ethiopia. King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia had only one daughter, and her name was Andromeda. The legend was so fantastic even Hollywood made several movies based on the story including Clash of the Titans (2010), Perseus The Invincible (1962)įar away in the southern part of Earth, there was a flourishing country Ethiopia which was ruled by King Cepheus with his wife Queen Cassiopeia. The Myth has connected the constellation Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda whale, and Perseus wonderful legend which has excited people of all times. Before we go any deeper understanding of the constellation Cassiopeia, let’s talk about the legend of the mysterious and charming name of Cassiopeia The story behind the Cassiopeia constellation is simply mind-blowing.
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