CEPHEUS

[Greek heroic] In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the king of Acrisios in the story of Perseus. He was the father of Andromeda and the husband of Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia started bragging that Andromeda was even prettier than the sea nymphs, which upset Poseidon. Poseidon claimed that unless Andromeda was sacrificed to the sea monster, the Kraken, he would flood the shores of the land. Cepheus then chained Andromeda to a rock by the shore. Perseus then flew by and saw Andromeda and freed her. He then turned the Kraken into stone using Medusa¹s head. After that, Andromeda married Perseus. Cepheus and his kingdom never had trouble again.