Characters in Perseus and Andromeda
Meet the Cast
Andromeda
The Beautiful PrincessAndromeda is the drop-dead gorgeous princess whom Perseus rescues from Cetus the sea monster. We don't get to hear much about her personality or anything in the story. She's n...
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is the Queen of Ethiopia and the mother of Andromeda. She starts all the trouble by boasting that her daughter is more beautiful the Nereids, the goddesses of the sea. Today, the name of...
Cepheus
Cepheus is the King of Ethiopia and the father of Andromeda. He decides to sacrifice his daughter to the sea monster in order to save his kingdom from the wrath of Poseidon. However, he agrees to l...
Cetus
Release the Kraken!Actually, we take that back. Release Cetus!Cetus is the giant sea monster who is coming to chow down on Andromeda. Unfortunately (for Cetus at least), Perseus slays him before he...
Medusa
Medusa is the monstrous lady whose head Perseus chops off. She is a Gorgon, and like her sisters, Stheno and Euryale, she has snakes for hair, bronze hands, wings, and tusks. Medusa and her fellow...
Nereids
The Nereids are minor goddesses of the sea. They get really ticked off when Cassiopeia brags that her daughter Andromeda is more beautiful than they are. When they complain to Poseidon, the great g...
Phineus
Phineus is the Andromeda's uncle and her fiancé (umm… gross). He gets all mad when Perseus marries Andromeda. When he challenges Perseus, the hero turns him to stone with the help of his handy-d...
Poseidon
Poseidon is the brother of Zeus, and he's the great god of the sea. When Cassiopeia offends the Nereids, he threatens to send a flood and a sea monster to destroy the kingdom of Ethiopia. Is Poseid...