Andromeda
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- proper noun
- /ænˈdrɒmɪdə/
- Literature
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Andrómeda
- Perseus had faced nothing more terrifying in defending Andromeda off the Joppa coast.
- Perseus rescuing Andromeda
Examples
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I am just here to see Queen Andromeda.
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A late first-century B.C.E. painting of Perseus freeing Andromeda from the villa at Boscotrecase, for example, exudes atmosphere (Fig. 8).
Academic text (1999) -
Perseus flies to the rescue of Andromeda; Orion faces the charge of the snorting bull.
Academic text (1990) -
These, it was proclaimed, where the remains of the beast sent to devour Princess Andromeda, slain by the hero Perseus.
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In Greek mythology, Andromeda was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster.
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Andromeda, the princess saved by Perseus, is a key figure in Greek mythology.
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The tale of Andromeda and her rescue by Perseus has been told for centuries.
Compounds
- Specialized
A thin evergreen bush that grows in wet, cold places with hanging groups of white or pink flowers
A small shrub that stays green all year and has white or pink flowers in wet acidic bogs
A small evergreen bush with pink or white hanging flowers that grows in acidic wet bogs
- Specialized
Low-growing evergreen shrubs from northern regions that have small pink flowers
A shrub with wide evergreen leaves and hanging groups of white flowers grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Etymology
Andromeda is the name of a Greek myth princess and comes from old Greek parts andros ('man') and medomai ('to rule'), so her name can be read as 'ruler of men', a striking name for the princess who was chained to a rock and later rescued.