There is no Roman myth of Andromeda because she belongs to Greek mythology. They myth of Andromeda, however, is that she's is the wife of Perseus - the man who beheaded Medusa - who saved her from a monster of the sea. She was the daughter of Cassiopeia and Cepheus; the king of Ethiopia. She was also the mother of Electryon, Alcaeus, Perses, Sthenelus and three other children who aren't as famous.
The Andromeda galaxy was named after the princess Andromeda from Greek mythology. The constellation Andromeda, in which the galaxy is found, is also named after her. It was named as such because of its proximity to the constellation and its association with the myth.
It is named for Andromeda, daughter of Cassiopeia, from the Greek myth, who was chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus.
The constellation represented as a chained maiden is Andromeda. In Greek mythology, she is depicted as the daughter of Cassiopeia and Cepheus, who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster. Andromeda is often associated with the myth of her rescue by the hero Perseus. The constellation is notable for containing the Andromeda Galaxy, one of the closest galaxies to Earth.
In Roman myth he did not.
Because the Andromeda Galaxy or M31 is a major galaxy and is found in the constellation Andromeda.
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Perseus & Andromeda
Andromeda in Greek myth is the wife of Perseus and queen of Mycenae.
Yes, in Greek myth Perseus and Andromeda marry.
Greek myth has it that Andromeda already died; the constellation was named/created for her.
In Greek myth, she did not have one.
The Andromeda galaxy was named after the princess Andromeda from Greek mythology. The constellation Andromeda, in which the galaxy is found, is also named after her. It was named as such because of its proximity to the constellation and its association with the myth.
Andromeda in Greek myth is the wife of Perseus and queen of Mycenae. She was not a Greek goddess.
Andromeda was born in Greek mythology as the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia. She is often associated with the myth of Perseus and the sea monster.
Yes, in Greek myth Andromeda's parents were king Cepheus and queen Cassiopeia of Ethiopia.
Greek myth does not say how Andromeda the wife of Perseus died, only that she did so and afterwards became a constellation.
In Greek myth Andromeda was bethorthed to Phineus.