ㅤㅤ✶. 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐢𝐚
ㅤ𝕮assiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the
88 modern constellations today. It is easily recognizable due to its distinctive 'W' shape, formed by five bright stars.
ㅤ𝕮assiopeia was a queen in ancient Greek mythology. According to legend, she boasted she and her daughter was more beautiful than the sea-fairy called the Nereids. Her boast angered Poseidon, god of the sea. So, poseidon sent a sea monster, the name is Cetus, to ravage the kingdom of Aethiopia.
ㅤ𝕿o pacify the monster, Cassiopeia’s daughter, Princess Andromeda, was left tied to a rock by the sea. Cetus was about to devour her when Perseus the Hero looked down upon her from Pegasus, the Flying Horse. Perseus rescued the Andromeda. Then, Poseidon tied Cassiopeia to a chair and placed in the sky. So that, as she revolves around the north celestial pole, she is sometimes in an upside-down position.
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