What is the constellation named after?
The constellation is named after an Ethiopian
princess that the Greek hero Perseus saved in ancient Greek Mythology.
In Greek Mythology Andromeda was changed into a constellation upon her death, the only
constellation with a spiral nebula in the northern constellation visible to
the unaided eye.
Directly Related:
Andromeda ·
Read the myth of how Perseus used Medusa to save the
princess Andromeda!
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Other Greek Facts:
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- The Naming of
Istanbul · Have you ever wondered how Istanbul came to have
its' name?
- Greek Cooking ·
Learn who created the first cook book and when it was created!
- Medicine ·
Who is considered the Father of Medicine?
- The Sun Centered Universe
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Who was the Astronomer who was the first to state that the Earth
revolved around the Sun, nearly two thousand years before Copernicus?
- The Spider ·
The Spider is a member of what family? How was this family named?
Quite Interesting!
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