Cassiopeia

alternative Cassiope

1. Greekhuman sciencesProud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
2. astronomyA circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth, lying between the constellations Cepheus and Perseus.

   Meronyms: Achird, Caph, Fulu, Ruchbah, Schedar, Segin

3. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of rare usage.

   Ah, the charming Miss Cassiopeia Montgomery.

   2001, Catherine Blair [pseudonym; K. Noelle Gracy], Athen’s Conquest (A Zebra Regency Romance), New York, N.Y.: Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 42

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   Beyond a doubt, Miss Cassiopeia Jane Slodge was the belle of the room; […]

   1868 July 23, P. Pry, “[Letter from Saratoga.] The Hop”, in The Round Table. […], volume VIII, number 184, New York, N.Y., published 1 August 1868, →OCLC, page 69, column 2

   She is only saved from destruction by Professor Secundus Minutus Hora who, along with his tortoise Cassiopeia (a creature possessed with the limited gift of being able to see 30 minutes into the future), presides over time itself.

   1985 February 17, Francis Levy, “Punctuality Is the Thief of Time”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2024

   Good afternoon. Is Miss Cassiopeia Bentbrooke at home?

   2003, Regina Scott, Starstruck (A Zebra Historical Romance), New York, N.Y.: Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 17

   "[…] You can call me Cassiopeia." […] "No, I can't, Miss Wright. We have a professional relationship, not a personal one.[…]"

   2007, John Hofman, chapter 17, in Cassiopeia Wright, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 245

   Also present are Malone’s usual cast of supporting characters: […] Malone’s extraordinarily named, very wealthy, on-and-off love interest, the daredevil historical preservationist Cassiopeia Vitt.

   2016 June 1, Vanessa Friedman, “Thrillers: Justin Cronin’s ‘The City of Mirrors,’ and More”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2016