Summary
QUESTION What was the origin of the melodramatic scenario of a villain in a cloak and a top hat tying a beautiful damsel to the rail lines? THE damsel in distress has been a popular figure in art and literature since classical times. A nubile young woman is placed in grave danger by an evil man or a monster, and is then rescued by a dashing young hero.
An early example is the story of Andromeda, from Greek mythology.See the full content of this document
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Lady On the Line ; Answers to Correspondents
Her mother Queen Cassiopeia angers the sea god Poseidon by boasting that her daughter is more beautiful than the Nereids (the daughters of the sea god Nereus).
Poseidon sends the sea monster Cetus to ravage the Ethiopian coast and the queen's kingdom. ...See the full content of this document
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