Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia (mother of Andromeda)

Cassiopeia, also variously spelled as Cassiope or Cassiepeia, is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology, the queen of Aethiopia and wife of King Cepheus. She was arrogant and vain, characteristics that led to the endangerment of her daughter Andromeda and her own downfall.

Cassiopeia (wife of Phoenix)

In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia, also Cassiepeia, was the daughter of Arabus (Arabius) and by King Phoenix of Phoenicia, the mother of Phineus and Carme, although the latter is more often said to be a daughter of Eubuleus, a Cretan. Other sources claim that she was the mother of the hero Atymnius by her own husband or by the god Zeus. Anchinos was also called the son of Cassiopeia and Zeus who seduced her by changing himself into the shape of her husband Phoenix.

Cassiopeia (constellation)

Cassiopeia is a constellation and asterism in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty. Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. It is easily recognizable due to its distinctive 'W' shape, formed by five bright stars.

Cassiopeia

Proper noun

1. Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
2. A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth, lying between the constellations Cepheus and Perseus.