Mythology in simple words: Andromeda

It's my second blog about mythology and I would like to dedicate it to Andromeda, a character of the Greek mythology. What, actually, inspired me to devote it to her is a music from the latest album of Enigma (A Posteriori): Dreaming of Andromeda. I also advise this album everyone who listens New Age genre.

Andromeda.

She was a daughter of an Aethiopian King Cepheus and Cassiopeia. Her mother, Cassiopeia, was a very beautiful woman. She liked to brag about her beauty. So, one day she did that in front of Poseidon and Nereid.

Poseidon in his turn got back at Cassiopeia for her behavior.

N.B.
This useful phrasal verb above I found in the EC's Phrasal Verbs page. It means retaliate, take revenge. (http://www.englishclub.com/ref/Phrasal_Verbs/index.htm)

He sent floods and a terrible monster to Ethiopia (or Aethiopia). And they gave Andromeda to monster for lunch, as a propitiation.

Fortunately, Perseus saved her, because her dad promised him that she will be his wife. But Andromeda had a groom, who was brother of her father Feeney. Perseus killed him also by turning him into stone, with a help of lady Gorgon's head.

Perseus and Andromeda later on ran a happy life. They had big posterity (offspring): Electrion, Amfitrion, Alkmena, etc.

In memory of Perseus's exploits (acts of bravery, gest) Athena placed her among stars in the sky.

P.S.

A priceless picture by one of the great painter Pieter Paul Rubens "Perseus and Andromeda" (1620-1621). (Hermirage, St. Petersburg, Russia)

Tags: Andromeda, mythology

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SpamBuster Comment by nidα on October 23, 2010 at 8:17: Thanks for this wonderful blog!

Comment by Ms.Sara on October 22, 2010 at 23:01: They are just amazing methology and painting!
I enjoyed reading plus learned something new.
thanks.

Comment by Ameur on October 22, 2010 at 20:44: Thanks for the explanation Xkalibur.

Mod Comment by Vega on October 22, 2010 at 20:41: Thanks!

Mod Comment by Vega on October 22, 2010 at 20:40: The picture is localed in Russia, in a museum called Hermitage. Rubens is a Flemish Baroque painter. And the story is from Greek mythology. Generally speaking, for painters mythology was sometimes a main plot/scene for their pictures, was it Greek or Judaic mythologies, they just painted.

Comment by Ameur on October 22, 2010 at 20:22: It is very beautiful story with simple words and the picture great....
I'm just wondering what is the relationship between story and image or painter ...
I noticed that the painter from Russia or the image is located in Russia(I dont know) and The story(Andromeda) is from Greek mythology?

Thanks dear friend Xkalibur.

Ameur