![]() ^ a b "Poseidon, god of the sea, floods and earthquakes - Greek Gods, Mythology of Ancient Greece".^ Apollodorus, 2.4.3 Hyginus, Fabulae 64.According to a king list presented by prince Tafari Makonnen, she ruled as part of the Agdazyan dynasty and reigned for 19 years from 1890 to 1871 BC, with dates following the Ethiopian calendar. Some Ethiopian king lists mention Cassiopeia as a ruling queen of Ethiopia. ![]() ![]() The constellation is also visible in countries north of the Tropic of Capricorn, in late spring. The constellation Cassiopeia, near to the pole star, can be seen from latitudes north of 35°N during the whole year. Cassiopeia is not always represented tied to the chair in torment in some later drawings she holds a mirror, symbol of her vanity, while in others she holds a palm frond. The constellation resembles the chair that originally represented an instrument of torture. Poseidon thought Cassiopeia should not escape punishment, so he placed her in the heavens chained to a throne in a position that referenced Andromeda's ordeal. Perseus arrives to kill Cetus, saves Andromeda and marries her. In either case, trying to save their kingdom, Cepheus and Cassiopeia consulted a wise oracle, who told them that the only way to appease the sea gods was to sacrifice their daughter.Īccordingly, Andromeda was chained to a rock at the sea's edge and left to be killed by the sea monster. Īccounts differ as to whether Poseidon decided to flood the whole country or direct the sea monster Cetus to destroy it. This brought the wrath of Poseidon, ruling god of the sea, upon the kingdom of Ethiopia. The king of Ethiopia Cepheus and the queen Cassiopeia thank Perseus for freeing their daughter Andromeda, La Délivrance d'Andromède (1679) Pierre Mignard, LouvreĬassiopeia boasted that she and her daughter Andromeda were more beautiful than all the Nereids, the nymph-daughters of the sea god Nereus. ![]()
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