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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > the Greek heroic legends (I) > (story of) Perseus > love-affairs of Perseus > Perseus and Andromeda > Perseus kills the sea monster (or turns it into stone by showing it the Gorgon's head) to release Andromeda; sometimes her parents Cepheus and Cassiopea watch the scene > Perseus slaying the monster (Andromeda not visible)

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94P2113Perseus slaying the monster (Andromeda not visible)  

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Subject

  • ancient history
  • Andromeda
  • Cassiopea
  • Cepheus
  • classical antiquity
  • Gorgon's head
  • Greek legend
  • hero
  • heroic legend
  • history
  • killing (animal)
  • legend
  • love-affair
  • mythology
  • Perseus
  • petrifying
  • sea-monster
  • stone
  • transformation

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  • 94P2113

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http://iconclass.org/94P2113

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