Sunday, August 17, 2008

Andromeda Rocks

The rocks you see in the photographs below are associated with Greek mythology. According to the Greek legends, people of Jaffa chained the virgin Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopea (Ethiopean King and Queen), to sacrifice her to a sea monster called Cetus to appease Poseidon, god of the sea. But Perseus, riding the winged horse Pegasus, beheaded the monster, rescued Andromeda, and married her. So many characters in a short story! Interestingly, all of them remain in memory through the names of stellar constellations we have.

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