Thesaurus: cassiopeia

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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.
2. A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Capheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabuolous king of Ethiopia. Cassiopeia's Chair, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair.
3. A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated betweenCapheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, afabuolous king of Ethiopia. Cassiopeia's Chair, a group of six stars,in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair.
4. n. (Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda n. a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris