Origin: Greek/Roman Mythology
History: Cetus was created by the gods, responding only to Poseidon, god of the water. He had the head of a greyhound, body of a dolphin, and a forked tail.
Cassiopea thought that she and Andromdea were the most beautiful creatures of the world. She believed that their beauty even surpassed that of Nereids.
When Nereids hear this, she became greivously angried. She went straight to Poseidon to ask him to fix the matter by punishing the two people.
Due to Cassiopea's error, Poseidon order her daughter, Andromeda, to be chained to a rock near the sea so that Cetus could consume her. Perseus, however, saw her and fell in love with her.
This same Perseus was the one who slew the gorgon Medusa, and he still had with him her head. Thus, he turned poor Cetus into a pile of stone, killing him.
Symbolism: Cetus is a sort of ward against gluttony. While it really wasn't Cetus' fault for doing what Posiedon told him to, Cetus did not think a human could kill him.
Physical Description: He had the head of a greyhound, body of a dolphin, and a forked tail. He is often depicted with peices of him sticking up from the water rather than his entire body be showing.
- A Diversity of Dragons by Anne McCaffrey
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