Cassiopeia

Alternative forms

• Cassiope

Origin

From Latin Cassiopēia, from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια or Κασσιόπη.

Full definition of Cassiopeia

Proper noun

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

Derived terms

• Cassiopeiae