Hyginus (1485) figure: Andromeda

Andromeda is portrayed as androgynous. This is not in the accompanying text. Her arms are outstretched, representing when she was exposed to the sea-monster.

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Source: Hyginus-1485

IAU Abbr: And

IAU Constellations:

And - Andromeda the Princess of Ethiopia

Genre: Book

Representation Type: Constellation Figure, Hand-colored print

Contributor: History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries

Permission: Public domain

Menu Category: IAU Constellation, Source

File type: Image

Representation ID:
Hyginus-1485-And

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Kerry Magruder, Brent Purkaple, and Aja Tolman, editors, "The Sky Tonight: Cultural Archaeology of the Stars" (December 21, 2019 - ongoing), skytonight.org.