Andromeda

Reading notes

• The Loves §3.3 daughter of Cepheus

  Andromeda, chained to die for her mother Cassiopeia's boast of beauty — an instance of the gods punishing the innocent for another's pride.

• The Art of Love §1.2 Andromeda

  Princess rescued from a sea-monster by Perseus and taken as his bride; here cited as a foreign-won wife.

• The Art of Love §2.29 Andromeda

  The Ethiopian princess, dark of skin, loved and rescued by Perseus — her color never reproached by him.

• The Art of Love §3.9 daughter of Cepheus

  Andromeda, the dark Ethiopian princess, whom white garments suited.

• The Heroides §15 Cepheian Andromeda

  Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus, dark-skinned yet loved by Perseus — Sappho's plea that beauty is not all.

• The Heroides §18 Andromeda

  The constellation Andromeda, a 'love' set in the stars; Leander will not navigate by it.

• Metamorphoses §4.91 Andromeda

  Ethiopian princess chained to a rock as a sacrifice for her mother's boast; Perseus frees and weds her.