In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the king of Aethiopia and the father of Andromeda, the princess who is saved by the hero Perseus.
Cepheus as the Cepheus constellation.
Metamorphoses of Ovide (the king of Greece, Céphée, and the queen, Cassiopé, thank the hero Perseus for having delivered their daughter Andromeda, offered in sacrifice to a marine monster) by Pierre Mignard (1679) at Louvre Museum, Paris
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Ancient Aethiopia first appears as a geographical term in classical documents in reference to the skin color of the inhabitants of the upper Nile in Sudan, areas south of the Sahara, and less often to
Cepheus (father of Andromeda)
…In Greek mythology, Cepheus (; Ancient Greek: Ancient Greek: Κηφεύς, romanized: Kepheús) was the king of Aethiopia and the father of Andromeda, the princess who is saved by the hero Perseus. Cepheus was the son of either Belus, Agenor or Phoenix. When Belus is…
Brazilian painting of Saint Kaleb of Axum slaying the king of Himyar beside Ephigenia of Ethiopia. He carries a banner of the lion of judah holding a cross, attested in the late medieval period.
European depiction of Amba Geshen, captioned "Abyssinian mountain of children" in French and Dutch