Cepheus

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Cepheus

/ˈsiːfi.əs/
/ˈsiːfjuːs/

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From Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

proper noun

Greek Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.
A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, located between Draco and Cassiopeia and representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth. It contains the star Alderamin.

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name mythical husband of Cassiopeia

Español	Cefeo
한국어	케페우스 kepe'useu
日本語	ケーペウス Kēpeusu, ケペウス
中文	刻甫斯 Kèfǔsī, 西裴斯 Xīpéisī, 賽福斯 /赛福斯 Sàifúsī, 西福斯 Xīfúsī, 克甫斯 Kèfǔsī
Português	Cefeu
Français	Céphée
Deutsch	Kepheus
Ελληνικά	Κηφεύς Kiféfs
Русский	Цефе́й Ceféj

name constellation

Español	Cefeus, Cefeo
한국어	세페우스자리 Sepe'useujari
日本語	ケフェウス座 Kefeusu-za
中文	仙王座 Xiānwángzuò
हिन्दी	वृषपर्वा तारामंडल vŕṣparvā tārāmaṇḍal
Français	Céphée
Deutsch	Kepheus
Русский	Цефе́й Ceféj

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@misc{cepheus_2026,
  title = {Cepheus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cepheus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}