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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name. Greek
2. 2
   A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, located between Draco and Cassiopeia and representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth. It contains the star Alderamin.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

Related phrases

Cepheid variable

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