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According to Heliodorus of Emesa, staring at a statue of this figure caused Persinna to give birth to a very pale girl, later named Charikleia (“kah-ree-KLAY-uh”), and married to Theagenes. Conon’s version of this woman’s story replaces supernatural elements with a failed kidnapping attempt by Phoinike near Joppa (“YAH-puh”). This woman is betrothed to Calibos in an invention of the 1981 film (*) Clash of the Titans. After interrupting this woman’s marriage ceremonies to claim that she was promised to him, her uncle Phineus was killed. This Ethiopian princess (10[1])was sacrificed to Cetus (10[1])after her mother boasted that either (10[1])she or this daughter of Cepheus was more beautiful than the Nereids. For 10 points, name this figure who is rescued from the rock to which Cassiopeia (“ka-see-oh-PEE-uh”) chained her by Perseus. ■END■

ANSWER: Andromeda [or Andromede]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Mythology>
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