Andromeda (mythology) Andromeda (mythology) In Greek mythology, Andromeda (; Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, "Androméda" or Ἀνδρομέδη, "Andromédē") is the daughter of the Aethiopian king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia's hubris leads her to boast that Andromeda is more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sends the sea monster Cetus to ravage Andromeda as divine punishment. Andromeda is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to sate the monster, but is saved from death by Perseus. Her name is the Latinized form of the Greek ("Androméda") or ("Andromédē"): "ruler of men", from ("anēr, andrós") "man", and "medon", "ruler". As a subject, Andromeda has been
Caspian Sea Monster the KM and flag of the Soviet Navy on its fuselage. The CIA branded the aircraft the "Kaspian Monster" after the KM markings, later becoming known as the "Caspian Sea Monster", while it actually stood for "Korabl-maket" meaning "Prototype ship" in Russian. The discovery, at the height of the Cold War, greatly concerned the CIA, who set up a dedicated task force and developed a purpose-built unmanned drone, "Aqualine", just to determine what the secret behind the vehicle was. The KM was initially assumed to be an unfinished conventional aircraft, but it was quickly determined that the vehicle could not