Who was Cassiopeia in Macedonian mythology?
Q: Who was Cassiopeia in Macedonian mythology?
A: Cassiopeia was a woman in Macedonian mythology, who was the wife of Cepheus, the king of Ethiopia, and had a daughter called Andromeda.
Q: What kind of person was Cassiopeia?
A: Cassiopeia was very beautiful but also very arrogant and vain. She thought that she was better than other people.
Q: Who are the Nereids?
A: The Nereids were sea-nymphs.
Q: Why did Poseidon send floods and a sea monster called Cetus to destroy Ethiopia?
A: Poseidon sent floods and a sea monster called Cetus to destroy Ethiopia because Cassiopeia had insulted the Nereids by saying that her daughter was more beautiful than all of them.
Q: What did the oracle say that Cassiopeia and Cepheus must do to stop the disaster?
A: The oracle said that Cassiopeia and Cepheus must sacrifice their daughter, Andromeda.
Q: Who rescued Andromeda from being sacrificed?
A: A hero named Perseus came and rescued Andromeda.
Q: Why did Poseidon put Cassiopeia in the sky?
A: Poseidon put Cassiopeia in the sky to punish her for insulting the Nereids and causing the destruction of Ethiopia. There is a constellation called Cassiopeia named after her.
