Cetus

"Suddenly it burst through the water, and the greatest horror ever to emerge from the domain of the sea god was at last visible in all its terrible magnificence."

- D. Karl Shuker,"Dragons:a Natural History", page 32

The original Titan which Clashed with Perseus, Ketos/Cetus was a sea monster sent by Poseidon against the ancient city of Joppa as punishment for the queen stating that her daughter, Andromeda, was more beautful than the Nerieds, the sea Nymphs. The Sea Serpent attacked livestock and humans until it was learned that the only way to be free of this beastie was for the people to offer Andromeda to it. Yet while she was tied to two rocks and awaited her grim fate, Perseus, flying with the aid of Hermes' winged shoes (in other versions riding winged horse Pegasus) saw her and fell in love. Vowing to save her, he awaited the monster, which soon appeared: it had a greyhound-esque head, a long serpentine whale-like body, a naturally armor-plated chest, and a forked tail. It sported walrus-like saber fangs and a crimson crest, and it was hungry! Yet Perseus pulled out Medusa's head from his bag and showed it to the beast, turning it to stone.

Ketos was ressurected by the gods and was worshipped for a time in Joppa, but recently it has been upset that its role in both "Clash of the Titans" movies had been given to a Kraken, an upstart beast of Viking legends, and it vows to get its revenge...