The stars and their stories; a book for young people (1913)
Griffiths, Mary Matlock, comp · New York, H. Holt and Company · leaf 94
d a beautiful girl, watching infascination the water before her that churned andsplashed inexplicably. Even as Perseus came down tothe earth, a huge sea-monster emerged from the waves.The hero did not know then, but he was to learn later,that the young woman chained to the rock was An-dromeda,… … Perseus and Andromeda (illustration by Frank C. Pape from Storrs Half a Hundred Hero Tales.) THE ROYAL FAMILY 73 persuaded the gods to punish the mother by sending thisfell monster to ravage the dominions of King Cepheus.The king and his counselors besought aid of an oracle,and learned that the…
Stars · Constellations · Mythology, Classical
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