Andromeda
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Name: Andromeda
Gender: Feminine
Location: Europe
Language: Greek
Meaning: Guardian of men.
Comments: In Greek mythology, Andromeda was a beautiful princess who was rescued from a sea monster by the hero Perseus, who subsequently married her. The name Andromeda comes from the Greek words andros, meaning 'man', and meda, meaning 'to be mindful of', 'to be heedful of'. In astronomy, Andromeda is a large constellation visible in the northern hemisphere. It contains the Andromeda Spiral Galaxy, a member of the Local Group to which our own Milky Way also belongs. At a distance of about 2.5 million light years, the Andromeda Galaxy is both the nearest spiral galaxy and the most distant object that can be seen with the naked eye.
