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Cepheus
1/ ˈsiːfjuːs /
noun
- See Cepheid variablea faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the Pole Star See also Cepheid variable
Cepheus
2/ ˈsiːfjuːs /
noun
- Greek myth a king of Ethiopia, father of Andromeda and husband of Cassiopeia
Cepheus
/ sē′fyo̅o̅s′,-fē-əs /
- 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
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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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