Editing Andromeda (constellation) (section)

=== In non-Western astronomy ===
[[File:AndromedaCC.jpg|thumbnail|left|Photo of the constellation Andromeda, as it appears to the naked eye. Lines have been added for clarity.]]

In traditional [[Chinese astronomy]], nine stars from Andromeda (including Beta Andromedae, Mu Andromedae, and Nu Andromedae), along with seven stars from Pisces, formed an elliptical constellation called "[[Legs (Chinese constellation)|Legs]]" (奎宿). This constellation either represented the foot of a walking person or a wild boar.{{sfn|Ridpath, ''Star Tales'' Andromeda}} [[Gamma Andromedae]] and its neighbors were called "[[Teen Ta Tseang Keun]]" (天大将军, heaven's great general), representing honour in astrology and a great general in mythology.{{sfn|Olcott|2004|pp=22–23}}{{sfn|Ridpath, ''Star Tales'' Andromeda}} [[Alpha Andromedae]] and [[Gamma Pegasi]] together made "[[Wall (Chinese constellation)|Wall]]" (壁宿), representing the eastern wall of the imperial palace and/or the emperor's personal library. For the Chinese, the northern swath of Andromeda formed a stable for changing horses ({{Transliteration|zh|tianjiu}}, 天厩, stable on sky) and the far western part, along with most of [[Lacerta]], became Tengshe, a flying snake.{{sfn|Ridpath, ''Star Tales'' Andromeda}}

An Arab constellation called "al-Hut" (the fish) was composed of several stars in Andromeda, M31, and several stars in Pisces. [[Nu Andromedae|ν And]], [[Mu Andromedae|μ And]], [[Beta Andromedae|β And]], [[Eta Andromedae|η And]], [[Zeta Andromedae|ζ And]], [[Epsilon Andromedae|ε And]], [[Delta Andromedae|δ And]], [[Pi Andromedae|π And]], and [[32 Andromedae|32 And]] were all included from Andromeda; [[Nu Piscium|ν Psc]], [[Phi Piscium|φ Psc]], [[Chi Piscium|χ Psc]], and [[Psi¹ Piscium|ψ<sup>1</sup> Psc]] were included from Pisces.{{sfn|Davis|1944}}<ref>{{cite web |title=The Great Fish (al-hut): The 28th Arab lunar station |url=http://onesky.arizona.edu/arab-star-names/the-great-fish-al-hut/ |website=Two Deserts, One Sky |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

As per Hindu astronomy, Andromeda is known as Devyani Constellation while Cassiopeia is Sharmishta Constellation. Devyani and Sharmishta are wives of King Yayati (Perseus Constellation) who is the earliest patriarch of the Kuru and Yadu Clans that are mentioned frequently in epic Mahabharat. There is an interesting story of these three characters mentioned in Mahabharat. Devyani is the daughter of Guru Shukracharya while Shar.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Hindu legends surrounding Andromeda are similar to the Greek myths. Ancient Sanskrit texts depict Antarmada chained to a rock, as in the Greek myth. Scholars believe that the Hindu and Greek astrological myths were closely linked; one piece of evidence cited is the similarity between the names "Antarmada" and "Andromeda".{{sfn|Olcott|2004|pp=22–23}}

Andromeda is also associated with the [[Mesopotamia]]n creation story of [[Tiamat]], the goddess of Chaos. She bore many demons for her husband, [[Apsu]], but eventually decided to destroy them in a war that ended when [[Marduk]] killed her. He used her body to create the constellations as markers of time for humans.{{sfn|Olcott|2004|pp=22–23}}{{sfn|Staal|1988|pp=7–14, 17}}

In the [[Marshall Islands]], Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Triangulum, and Aries are incorporated into a constellation representing a [[porpoise]]. Andromeda's bright stars are mostly in the body of the porpoise; Cassiopeia represents its tail and Aries its head.{{sfn|Staal|1988|pp=7–14, 17}} In the [[Tuamotu]] islands, Alpha Andromedae was called ''Takurua-e-te-tuki-hanga-ruki'', meaning "Star of the wearisome toil",{{sfn|Makemson|1941|p=255}} and Beta Andromedae was called ''Piringa-o-Tautu''.{{sfn|Makemson|1941|p=279}}