CEPHEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cepheus mean? 

• CEPHEUS (noun)
  The noun CEPHEUS has 2 senses:

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

2. a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star

  Familiarity information: CEPHEUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CEPHEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

 Context examples 

NGC 7538 is relatively nearby, at a distance of about 8,800 light-years and located in the constellation Cepheus.

(Herschel sees budding stars and a giant, strange ring, NASA)