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Constellation Legends by Norm McCarter Naturalist and Astronomy Intern SCICON Andromeda The Chained Lady Cassiopeia, Andromeda s mother, boasted that she was the most beautiful woman in the world, even more beautiful than the gods. Poseidon, the brother of Zeus and the god of the seas, took great offense at this statement, for he had created the most beautiful beings ever in the form of his sea nymphs. In his anger, he created a great sea monster, Cetus (pictured as a whale) to ravage the seas and sea coast. Since Cassiopeia would not recant her claim of beauty, it was decreed that she must sacrifice her only daughter, the beautiful Andromeda, to this sea monster.
To honor Hercules’ great victory and to remind Hera of her failure, Zeus placed the constellation of Cancer the Crab in the sky. Capricorn – The Sea Goat Capricorn is one of the earliest constellations and has passed through the ages virtually unchanged, depicting
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