Cepheus Definition
sēfyo͝os, -fē-əs, sĕfē-
noun
The husband of Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda.
Webster's New World
A N constellation near the celestial pole.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(Greek mythology) Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.
Wiktionary
(astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Draco and Cassiopeia.
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Origin of Cepheus
Latin Cēpheus from Greek Kēpheus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēfeus)
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