sea‑monster

demonic water Greek single tradition · 1

A sea‑monster, sent by Poseidon, ravages the land of Cepheus and Cassiopeia and is the threat to which Andromeda is offered as sacrifice. Perseus slays the creature, freeing Andromeda. The monster represents a chaotic oceanic force.

When

First attested: 800 BCE
Attested period: 8 – 2020
Historical notes: Narrated in Ovid and earlier Greek mythic cycles.

Relationships

serves: Poseidon
enemy of: Perseus, Andromeda
co occurs with: Athena, Gorgons, Nereids, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Phineus

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Mentioned by

Athena
Gorgons
Nereids
Cepheus
Cassiopeia
Phineus

Sources

encyclopedia (1)

Andromeda (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)

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Source passages

“sent an inundation on the land and a sea‑monster which destroyed man and beast”
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