Medium: Intaglio with hand coloringEdition: 1/20Dimensions: Plate 11.75x8.5"; Paper 15x11" This constellation is the fourth largest constellation and is commonly identified as a sea monster. Cetus is also known as…
Medium: Intaglio with hand coloring Edition: 1/20 Dimensions: Plate 11.75x8.5"; Paper 15x11"
This constellation is the fourth largest constellation and is commonly identified as a sea monster. Cetus is also known as a whale or dragon fish and by the Greeks as a hybrid land animal-serpent. In ancient Mesopotamia this grouping of stars symbolizing chaos was known as Tiamat, the cosmic dragon, who was slain by the hero Marduk. In Greek mythology Cetus who was portrayed as a sea monster was sent to Ethiopia to ravage the shores as punishment for the boasting of Queen Cassiopeia. The monster nearly kills Andromeda, daughter of Cassiopeia, but instead Perseus kills it.
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