Cepheus

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēfeus)

Proper noun

Cepheus

1. (Greek mythology) Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.
2. (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Draco and Cassiopeia.

Derived terms

• Cephei
• cepheid

Translations

mythical husband of Cassiopeia

• Danish: Kefeus (da)
• French: Céphée (fr) m
• German: Kepheus (de) m
• Greek: Κηφεύς (el) (Kiféfs)
• Greenlandic: Kefeusi (kl)

• Inuktitut: ᓰᐱᐅᔅ (iu) (Siipius)
• Portuguese: Cefeu (pt) m
• Russian: Цефей (ru) (Ceféj) m
• Spanish: Cefeo (es) m

constellation

• Finnish: Kefeus (fi)
• French: Céphée (fr) m
• German: Kepheus (de) m

• Malay: Cepheus (ms)
• Russian: Цефей (ru) (Ceféj) m
• Spanish: Cefeus (es) m, Cefeo (es) m

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Dutch

Proper noun

Cepheus m

1. (astronomy) Cepheus