The Legend of Cassiopeia Cassiopeia: one of only three female figures in the northern skies. This constellation is one of the circumpolar constellations visible at about 40° north latitude. Its legends often reflect the fact that the constellation never sets below the horizon.
Greece: she was the vain and beautiful Queen of Philistia, sometimes referred to as Ethiopia. Claiming to have beauty that rivaled the Nereids, her punishment was the sacrifice of her daughter, Andromeda, to the sea monster Cetus. After her daughter was saved and promised to Perseus as his wife, Cassiopeia plotted with her daughter's fiancée Agenor, to kill Perseus. While outnumbered and attacked at his wedding feast, Perseus pulled Medusa's head from his bag and transformed Cassiopeia, Agenor and his men to stone. The Queen and King Cepheus are depicted in the sky facing each other's feet. They cannot speak to each other. Because the Queen insulted the sea nymphs, the pair never set below the surface of the sea. The constellation's name is derived from a Phoenician phrase that means the Rose-Colored Face. See the Greek legends of Andromeda, Cepheus, Cetus, Pegasus and Perseus.
Assyria: she is the Mistress of Grain depicted with a palm frond or grain in her left hand. This agricultural tie brings the constellation close to the mythologies of Virgo.Arabic legend: known as Kaff al-Habib, the dyed hand, the constellation was eventually considered to be the hand of Fatima, the daughter of Mohammed.
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