Cepheus

['sifjʊs]

Definition

(noun.) a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star.

(noun.) (Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia.

Editor: Pierre--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See Cassiopeia.

Edited by Emily