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Definition of Cassiopeia
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda.
2. Noun. A W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris.
Definition of Cassiopeia
1. n. A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.
Definition of Cassiopeia
1. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) proud 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. ¹
2. Proper noun. (constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Cepheus and Perseus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cassiopeia
| Casta Castalian Castanea chrysophylla Castanea crenata Castanea dentata Castanea mollissima |
Literary usage of Cassiopeia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Star Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning by William Tyler Olcott (1911)
"Milton in II Penseroso thus refers to Cassiopeia: that starred ... Cassiopeia is
sometimes called "heaven troubled queen" and "unhappy Cassiopeia" and in ..."
2. The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt, Thomas Dick (1849)
"Cassiopeia. ' This constellation is situated 26° N. of Andromeda, ... Cassiopeia is
a beautiful constellation, containing 55 stars that are visible to the ..."
3. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquitiesby William George Smith, Charles Anthon by William George Smith, Charles Anthon (1870)
"... who tells us, when describing the constellations, that Cassiopeia is seated " in
... Cassiopeia ..."
4. The Storyland of Stars by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick (1892)
"CEPHEUS AND Cassiopeia. Close by the Bears are the constellations Cepheus ...
Cepheus and Cassiopeia were king and queen of a country in or about Greece. ..."
5. A Compendium of Astronomy: Containing the Elements of the Science by Denison Olmsted (1866)
"The head lies in the Milky Way, and the feet extend towards the pole. It contains
no stars above the third magnitude. CAsSIOPEIA. >* **•- . ..."
6. The Friendly Stars by Martha Evans Martin (1907)
"XXIV Cassiopeia, CEPHEUS, AND THE DRAGON /"Cassiopeia lies on the other side of
the \~j pole from Ursa Major and almost directly opposite the Dipper. ..."
7. Azimuth by George Leonard Hosmer (1909)
"Azimuth and Latitude by Observation of 8 Cassiopeia and Polaris. ... On the
opposite side of the pole from the Great Dipper is the constellation Cassiopeia, ..."
8. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Metamorphoses of Cassiopeia borbonica.*—Professor G. Du Plessis has observed ova
of what he believes to be this species, develope into a fixed ..."
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