Cepheus

[ see-fee-uh s, -fyoos ]

/ ˈsi fi əs, -fyus /

Astronomy. a northern circumpolar constellation between Cassiopeia and Draco.

Also Kepheus. Classical Mythology. an Ethiopian king, the husband of Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda.

OTHER WORDS FROM Cepheus

Ce·phe·id

[see-fee-id] /ˈsi fi ɪd/, adjective

To atone for her mother's vanity, and rid the land of the scourge, Cepheus agreed to offer up Andromeda to the monster.

The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 |Alexander Pope
Cepheus had been obliged to yield her up because of the outcries of the people, and here she was waiting to be devoured.

Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History |Charlotte M. Yonge
Cepheus lies eastward of the breast of the Dragon, but has no stars above the third magnitude.

Letters on Astronomy |Denison Olmsted
Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, and of Cassiope.

The Lusiad |Lus de Cames

To appease the deities, Cepheus was directed by the oracle to devote his daughter Andromeda to the ravening maw of the prodigy.

The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) |Charles Mills Gayley

Cepheus ¹

/ (ˈsiːfjuːs) /

a faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the Pole Star See also Cepheid variable

from Latin Cēpheus named after the mythical king

Cepheus ²

/ (ˈsiːfjuːs) /

Greek myth a king of Ethiopia, father of Andromeda and husband of Cassiopeia

Cepheus

[ sē′fyōōs′, -fē-əs ]

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cassiopeia and Draco.