Cassiopeia, also variously spelled as Cassiope or Cassiepeia, is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology, the queen of Aethiopia and wife of King Cepheus. She was arrogant and vain, characteristics that
Cassiopeia winning the contest against the Nereids on a 4th-century Roman mosaic from Paphos in Cyprus.
The king of Ethiopia Cepheus and the queen Cassiopeia thank Perseus for freeing their daughter Andromeda, La Délivrance d'Andromède (1679) Pierre Mignard, Louvre
In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the king of Aethiopia and the father of Andromeda, the princess who is saved by the hero Perseus.
Cassiopeia (mother of Andromeda)
…Kassiópē) or Cassiepeia (Ancient Greek: Κασσιέπεια, romanized: Kassiépeia), is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology, the queen of Aethiopia and wife of King Cepheus. She was arrogant and vain, characteristics that led to the endangerment of her daughter Andromeda and her own downfall. Her origins are obscure. Nonnus…
Cepheus as the Cepheus constellation.