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Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

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A queen in Greek myth who claimed she was more beautiful than others and was placed among the stars
  • proper noun
  • /ˌkæsiəˈpiə/
  • Literature
: Casiopea
  • He doesn't know Cassiopeia's the mother of Andromeda.
  • Queen Cassiopeia

Examples

  • In Greek mythology, Queen Cassiopeia was known for her overwhelming vanity and was placed among the stars as a constellation.

  • A long time ago in Ethiopia, there was this queen named Cassiopeia, who thought she was the most beautiful woman in the entire world, and there wasn't anybody in the kingdom who wasn't offended by this woman's relentless vanity.

    Serendipity (2001)

  • Cassiopeia weeping in the night without gods.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • To Queen Cassiopeia!

    Clash of the Titans (2010)

  • Cassiopeia.

    Battlestar Galactica (1978)

  • But anyway, Poseidon, the sea god, punished Cassiopeia by placing her in the heavens upside down in her throne, stuck for eternity with her skirt around her shoulders, and all the blood rushing to her head.

    Serendipity (2001)

  • Legend has it that Cassiopeia, the mother of Andromeda, often boasted about her beauty, causing turmoil among the gods.

  • Astronomers often refer to Cassiopeia when discussing its distinctive W shape in the northern night sky.

Surface Forms

Cassiopeia main

Etymology

Cassiopeia was a queen in Greek myth who boasted about her beauty and was punished by being placed among the stars. Her name includes the Greek part opsis meaning 'appearance', which fits her pride and explains why we still use her name for the bright W-shaped pattern in the sky.