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View Name: Cepheus


CEPHEUS
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Κηφευς (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Latinized form of the Greek Κηφευς (Kepheus), which is of unknown meaning. In Greek legend he was a king of Ethiopia, the husband of Cassiopeia. After he died he was made into a constellation and placed in the sky.
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