cassiopeia

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  1. A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.

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  1. a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris
  2. (Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda

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