According to a Greek myth, Cassiopeia (wife of King Cepheus of Ethiopia) boasted about her beauty by claiming that she and her daughter Andromeda were better looking than the sea nymphs. At this, the sea god Poseidon got annoyed. What ultimately happened to Cassiopeia?

A.

The sky in the form of a constellation confined Cassiopeia.

B.

The gods cursed Cassiopeia to be ugly, and her beauty vanished with time.

C.

The gods sent a monster to kill Cassiopeia, and she died in the encounter with that monster.

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According to a Greek myth, Cassiopeia (wife of King Cepheus of Ethiopia) boasted about her beauty by claiming that she and her daughter Andromeda were better looking than the sea nymphs. At this, the sea god Poseidon got annoyed. What ultimately happened to Cassiopeia?

A.

The sky in the form of a constellation confined Cassiopeia.

B.

The gods cursed Cassiopeia to be ugly, and her beauty vanished with time.

C.

The gods sent a monster to kill Cassiopeia, and she died in the encounter with that monster.

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Marisol Flynn · Answer 1

A. The sky in the form of a constellation confined Cassiopeia.

Explanation:

Poseidon thought Cassiopeia should not escape punishment, so he placed her in the heavens chained to a throne in a position that referenced Andromeda's ordeal. The constellation resembles the chair that originally represented an instrument of torture.