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Cepheus

[ see-fee-uhs, -fyoos ]

noun

, genitive Ce·phe·i [see, -fee-ahy]
  1. Astronomy. a northern circumpolar constellation between Cassiopeia and Draco.
  2. Also Classical Mythology. an Ethiopian king, the husband of Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda.


Cepheus

1

/ ˈsiːfjuːs /

noun

  1. a faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the Pole Star See also Cepheid variable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Cepheus

2

/ ˈsiːfjuːs /

noun

  1. Greek myth a king of Ethiopia, father of Andromeda and husband of Cassiopeia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cepheus

/ fyo̅o̅s′,-fē-əs /

  1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cassiopeia and Draco.


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Other Words From

  • Ce·phe·id [see, -fee-id], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cepheus1

from Latin Cēpheus named after the mythical king
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Example Sentences

There are a good many stars common to the Lesser Bear and to Cepheus.

He asked her hand as his only reward, which Cepheus readily promised.

A constellation near Cepheus, so called for Cassiopeia, the mother of Andromeda, who was placed among the stars.

His winged sandals bore him over deserts and mountains, until he arrived at thiopia, the kingdom of King Cepheus.

Cepheus consented to the sacrifice, and his daughter was chained to a rock by the sea-shore, where she was abandoned to her fate.

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