Definition of Andrameda
Androm`eda, a beautiful Ethiopian princess exposed to a sea monster,
which Perseus slew, receiving as his reward the hand of the maiden; she
had been demanded by Neptune as a sacrifice to appease the Nereids for an
insult offered them by her mother.
- Wikipedia
An*drom"e*da (&?;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, the
daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a rock and exposed to a
sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus.] 1.
(Astron.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent the
mythical Andromeda.
2. (bot.) A genus of ericaceous flowering
plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found
growing on a rock surrounded by water.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Greek mythology): daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to a sea monster by Perseus who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia.
- (constellation): Northern constellation between Pisces and Cassiopeia; the Chanied Lady
- (astronomy): The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way.
Translingual
- a taxonomic genus, within family Ericaceae - several shrubs having leathery leaves and small flowers
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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