Andromeda was the daughter of Cassiopeia and Cepheus, kings of Ethiopia. Cassiopeia angered the gods by claiming that she was more beautiful than the Nereids, nymphs of astonishing beauty in the Mediterranean Sea. To punish her, the gods sent a sea monster, called Cetus, to cause a thousand misfortunes to her people, unless they gave Andromeda in sacrifice.
Andromeda was finally chained to some rocks by the sea, where she would have been devoured by the sea monster Cetus. Even so, at the last moment Perseus arrived on his winged horse Pegasus. He removed Medusa's head from her magic handbag, rescued Andromeda and flew away on Pegasus. He brought her back to his parents and, as a reward, they gave him the hand of Andromeda to be his bride.
Over the years, Perseus and Andromeda married and had seven famous children.
Explained by M. Shamiram
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