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Kassiopeia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Cassiopeia name In Greek myth, the vain queen of Ethiopia whose boast about her beauty led to her being punished by Poseidon.

Senses

Kassiopeia is used for these senses in English:

  • Cassiopeia (constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth, lying between the constellations Cepheus and Perseus.

Cassiopeia — full definition

  1. name In Greek myth, the vain queen of Ethiopia whose boast about her beauty led to her being punished by Poseidon.
  2. name A W-shaped constellation in the northern sky, named after the mythical queen.