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Guess Ethiopians looked different back then (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
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Context: princess Andromeda of the perseus myth was from Aethiopia, while it doesn't exactly map to modern Ethiopia, it does literally mean burnt (black) face. So yeah Andromeda was black, despite what most modern western depictions would have you believe.

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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I think OPs point is, regardless of other depictions, Andromeda is said to be from a country of darker-skinned people.

the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Andromeda is said to be not just an abstract woman from Aethiopia, but a daughter of king Cepheus (son of Belus and Achiroë — both Egyptians) and Cassiopeia (proceeding from Aeolia, Greece). That might be explaining why in the historical images, she's depicted with her skin lighter than that of the very Greek Perseus.

    Assuming her skin color from the common name of the people her parents supposedly ruled over is approximately the same as saying that the children of Columbus were indigenous (which is, funnily enough, kinda true since he had an adopted indigenous son Diego).

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