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Cassiopeia (listen ⓘ) is a constellation and asterism in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty. Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today.
Poseidon's punishment: Cassiopeia as a constellation sitting in the heavens tied to a chair. Hyginus, Poeticon Astronomicon. "U.S. Naval Observatory Library" Cassiopeia (/ ˌ k æ s i. oʊ ˈ p iː. ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπεια Kassiópeia, Modern Greek: Κασσιόπη Kassiópē) or Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια Kassiépeia), a figure in Greek mythology, was Queen of ...
In Greek mythology, Andromeda (/ æ n ˈ d r ɒ m ɪ d ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, romanized: Androméda or Ἀνδρομέδη, Andromédē) is the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia, and his wife, Cassiopeia.
1 Greek mythology. 2 Science. 3 Arts and entertainment. ... Cassiopeia (constellation), a northern constellation representing the queen of Ethiopia Cassiopeia A, ...
Andromeda is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greco-Roman astronomer Ptolemy, and one of the 88 modern constellations.Located in the northern celestial hemisphere, it is named for Andromeda, daughter of Cassiopeia, in the Greek myth, who was chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus.
Alpha Cassiopeiae or α Cassiopeiae, also named Schedar (/ ˈ ʃ ɛ d ɑːr /), [10] [11] is a second-magnitude star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia.Though listed as the "alpha star" by Johann Bayer, α Cas's visual brightness closely matches the 'beta' (β) star in the constellation (Beta Cassiopeiae) and it may appear marginally brighter or dimmer, depending on which passband is ...
Llys Dôn (literally "The Court of Dôn") is the traditional Welsh name for the constellation Cassiopeia.At least two of Dôn's children also have astronomical associations: Caer Gwydion ("The Castle of Gwydion") is the traditional Welsh name for the Milky Way, and Caer Arianrhod ("The Castle of Arianrhod") being the constellation of Corona Borealis.
Cepheus and Cassiopeia seek guidance from the oracle of Ammon (identified with Zeus) at the oasis of Siwa in the Libyan desert; she declares the calamity will not end until Andromeda is offered to the monster as a human sacrifice. The king chains his daughter to a rock by the shore to be devoured by Cetus at the whim of his subjects.