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Perseus, son of Zeus (The Perseus, not Percy Jackson) he used Medusa's head to petrify the Kraken so it wouldn't kill her as a sacrifice.

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Why did perseus kill the sea monster?

To save Andromeda, the princess he had fallen in love with.


Did Perseus destroy any monster other than Medusa?

Yes, the sea monster Kraken. He pulled out Medusa's head and turned it into stone to save Princess Andromeda.


Why was Andromeda tied to a rock?

as a sacrifice to a sea monster


How does Perseus help Andromeda?

Perseus unchained Andromeda from her rock, and slayed the terrible sea monster.


What does perseus do for Andromeda?

After he gets the agreement of her parents to marry Andromeda, Perseus saves her from the sea monster.


Why was Andromeda chained?

because Poisdein said a sea monster will destroy the town unless the princess was sacrificed to the monster EDIT: Andromeda's mother bragged that Andromeda was more beautiful than the sea nymphs. The nymphs were angry and told Poisdon to chain the princess bare to a rock and leave her to be eaten by the feared sea creature. The nymphs themselves chained Andromeda.


What is the purpose of Andromeda's myth?

Andromeda was chained to a rock to be eaten by a sea monster as punishment for her mother's boasting. Perseus, who saw her, rescued her from the sea monster, cut the chains, and claimed her in marriage.


Why did Andromeda have to offered to the sea monster?

Andromeda was offered to the sea monster because her family had forgotten to put an offering to Poseidon. And they had bragged that their daughter was prettier than the Nerids. So the sea god sent a monster to go terrorize the city. In order to make the monster go away, her parents where forced to sacrifice their daughter to the sea monster


WHy did perceus marry Andromeda?

She was beautiful and about to be killed by a sea monster. Her parents were also very rich. Perseus agreed to save her only after obtaining thier agreement to him marrying her.


In Greek mythology was rescued from the sea monster?

Andromeda was rescued from Perseus.


How did Andromeda get its name?

The name Andromeda comes from Greek mythology. Andromeda was a princess who was saved from a sea monster by the hero Perseus. The constellation Andromeda is said to represent the chained princess, as she was tied to a rock as a sacrifice to the monster.


What monster did perseus have to kill?

Perseus killed the Gorgon Medusa and the sea monster that was about to devour the beautiful Andromeda.