Cassiopeia n. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.
Cassiopeia's Chair, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair.
... the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia (Cassiope, Cassiepeia), king and queen of the Ethiopians. Cassiopeia, having boasted herself equal in beauty to the Nereids, drew down the vengeance of Poseidon, who sent an inundation on the land and a sea-monster which destroyed man and beast. The oracle of Ammon ... — Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia
... having a difference of opinion with the Story Girl over the name of some particular star. Job's Coffin and the Northern Cross were to the west of us; south of us flamed Fomalhaut. The Great Square of Pegasus was over our heads. Cassiopeia sat enthroned in her beautiful chair in the north-east; and north of us the Dippers swung untiringly around the Pole Star. Cecily and Felix were the only ones who could distinguish the double star in the handle of the Big Dipper, and greatly ... — The Story Girl • Lucy Maud Montgomery
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