cassiopeia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
  2. noun a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris

WordNet

Cas`si*o*pe"ia noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Capheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabuolous king of Ethiopia.

Webster 1913