“Can you see that one over there, shaped like a letter W?” “Yes—what is it?” “It’s called Cassiopeia—named after a queen of Ethiopia who was punished by the gods for being too vain.” “What did she do?” “She boasted that she was more beautiful than the sea nymphs. So the god Poseidon sent a sea monster to terrorize the coast of Ethiopia. The queen was made to tie up her daughter, Andromeda, on the rocks as a sacrifice to it.” “What happened?” “Andromeda was saved at the last minute by a hero called Perseus. But Cassiopeia was turned into stone, then put into the sky. As punishment for her
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