Meanings
proper noun
- Greekhuman sciencesHusband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.
- astronomyA circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, located between Draco and Cassiopeia and representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth. It contains the star Alderamin.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΚηφεύς
- EnglishCepheus
From Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).
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Ancient Greek Κηφεύς, Κηφεύς
- Κηφεύς (Kēpheús)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- Κηφεύς (Kēpheús)constellation
Catalan Cefeu, Cefeu
- Cefeumythical husband of Cassiopeia
- Cefeuconstellation
Chinese Cantonese 西福斯, 克甫斯
- 西福斯 (sai¹ fuk¹ si¹)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- 克甫斯 (hak¹ fu² si¹)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- 刻甫斯 西裴斯 賽福斯 /赛福斯 (sai¹ pui⁴ si¹)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- 仙王座 (sin¹ wong⁴ zo⁶)constellation
Chinese Mandarin 刻甫斯, 西裴斯
- 刻甫斯 (Kèfǔsī)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- 西裴斯 (Xīpéisī)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- 賽福斯 /赛福斯 (Sàifúsī)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- 西福斯 (Xīfúsī)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- 克甫斯 (Kèfǔsī)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- 仙王座 (Xiānwángzuò)constellation
Danish Kefeus
- Kefeusmythical husband of Cassiopeia
Dutch Cepheus
- Cepheusconstellation
Esperanto Cefeo
- Cefeoconstellation
Estonian Kefeus
- Kefeusconstellation
Finnish Kefeus
- Kefeusconstellation
French Céphée, Céphée
- Céphéemythical husband of Cassiopeia
- Céphéeconstellation
German Kepheus, Kepheus
- Kepheusmythical husband of Cassiopeia
- Kepheusconstellation
Greek Κηφεύς
- Κηφεύς (Kiféfs)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
Hindi वृषपर्वा तारामंडल
- वृषपर्वा तारामंडल (vŕṣparvā tārāmaṇḍal)constellation
Irish Ceiféas, Ceiféas
- Ceiféasmythical husband of Cassiopeia
- Ceiféasconstellation
Japanese ケーペウス, ケペウス
- ケーペウス (Kēpeusu)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- ケペウスmythical husband of Cassiopeia
- ケフェウス座 (Kefeusu-za)constellation
Korean 케페우스, 세페우스자리
- 케페우스 (kepe'useu)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- 세페우스자리 (Sepe'useujari)constellation
Latin Cepheus
- Cepheusconstellation
Malay Cepheus
- Cepheusconstellation
Persian کیکاوس, پادشاه
- کیکاوس (keykâvus)constellation
- پادشاه (pâdšâh)constellation
- قیقاوس (qiqâvus)constellation
Polish Cefeusz, Cefeusz
- Cefeuszmythical husband of Cassiopeia
- Cefeuszconstellation
Portuguese Cefeu
- Cefeumythical husband of Cassiopeia
Russian Цефе́й, Цефе́й
- Цефе́й (Ceféj)mythical husband of Cassiopeia
- Цефе́й (Ceféj)constellation
Spanish Cefeo, Cefeus
- Cefeomythical husband of Cassiopeia
- Cefeusconstellation
- Cefeoconstellation
Cite this entry
APA
Cepheus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cepheus
MLA
“Cepheus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cepheus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cepheus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cepheus.
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