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Peoria Astronomical Society Cassiopeia Page ... Take a look at the story of how Perseus slew Medusa, the mother of Pegasus, and rescued Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, from the sea monster Cetus.
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Cassiopeia (constellation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Myths and Data about the constellation Cassiopeia ... Cassiopeia was the wife of Cepheus, the Ethiopian king of Joppa (now known as Jaffa, in Israel), and the mother of Andromeda. The queen was both beautiful and vain, and the story of how her vanity caused great distress is told in relation to the constellation Andromeda.
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English name: Cassiopeia ... Once you found Cassiopeia or the Big Dipper, which is located opposite of the celestial pole, you can easily locate other constellations of the northern hemisphere. In arabian countries this constellation is called Caph, which is also the name of beta Cas.
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Cepheus was King of Æthiopia (not present day Ethiopia), and the beautiful Cassiopeia was his Queen. Soon after their marriage, Cassiopeia bore her husband a daughter, Andromeda. Cassiopeia was vain and boastful.
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Cassiopeia is as big "W" in the sky a well known and easy to find constellation ( see lines). In mid of November it culminates at about 21:00 local time (9:00 pm). With its very northern declination of +46 to +87 degrees it is circumpolar for most northern hemisphere observers.
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Learn about the Greek heroine Cassiopeia in mythology and art, with recommended books and resources ... home | greek | heroes | heroes a-c | Cassiopeia; Cassiopeia in Greek Mythology; The legendary figure Cassiopeia is famous for her role in one of the most memorable stories of Greek mythology - the tale of Andromeda.
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Cassiopeia is a northern constellation which greek mythology considered to represent a vain queen. It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy.
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According to a Greek legend, the sea god Poseidon placed the figure of Cassiopeia among the stars. It is said that Cassiopeia has a ridiculous upside-down position to punish her for having been pretentious. Cassiopeia was very proud of her beauty.
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