Andromeda
Syllabification: (An·drom·e·da)
Pronunciation: /anˈdrämidə/
Definition of Andromeda
- 1 Greek Mythology an Ethiopian princess whose mother Cassiopeia boasted that she herself (or, in some stories, her daughter) was more beautiful than the Nereids. In revenge, Poseidon sent a sea monster to ravage the country; to placate him, Andromeda was fastened to a rock and exposed to the monster, from which she was rescued by Perseus.