rescuing Andromeda

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Rescuing Andromeda is a famous episode in Greek mythology in which the hero Perseus saves the princess Andromeda from a sea monster, often depicted in classical art and literature.

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rescuing Andromeda canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf GreekMythologyNarrative
heroicRescueStory
mythologicalEpisode
featuresCharacter Andromeda
Cassiopeia
Cepheus
Perseus
featuresCreature seaMonster
hasCause hubrisOfCassiopeia
hasConsequence punishmentByPoseidon
hasDamsel Andromeda
hasHero Perseus
hasIconography AndromedaChainedToCliff
Perseus
surface form: PerseusInMidAir

seaMonsterEmergingFromWaves
hasMotif heroSlaysMonster
marriageAsReward
princessChainedToRock
hasOutcome deathOfSeaMonster
marriageOfPerseusAndAndromeda
rescueOfAndromeda
hasSetting Ethiopia
hasSource Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
surface form: ApollodorusBibliotheca

Fabulae
surface form: HyginusFabulae

Ovid’s Metamorphoses
surface form: OvidMetamorphoses
hasTheme divineRetribution
heroism
rewardForBravery
sacrifice
involvesDeity Athena
Hermes
Poseidon
Zeus
isDepictedIn Baroque
surface form: BaroquePainting

RenaissancePainting
RomanWallPainting
classicalGreekVasePainting
neoclassicalSculpture
isPartOf mythsOfPerseus
precedes foundingOfMycenaeByPerseus
relatedConstellation Andromeda
surface form: AndromedaConstellation

Cassiopeia
surface form: CassiopeiaConstellation

Cepheus
surface form: CepheusConstellation

Cetus
surface form: CetusConstellation

Perseus constellation
surface form: PerseusConstellation
usesObject headOfMedusa
usesWeapon harpe sword
surface form: harpeSword

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Perseus notableFor rescuing Andromeda