Cepheus Constellation
The Cepheus constellation is located in the Northern Hemisphere of the sky.
Cepheus is the king of Ethiopia. He is the husband of Cassiopeia, who is the daughter
of Arabus. They had a daughter together named Andromeda. Cepheus's wife
Cassiopeia made the statement that both she and her daughter were more gorgeous
than the Nereids, which are the sea myths. After the comment was made, Nereids was
hurt and told Poseidon, who was the Greek god of the sea and earthquakes. Posiden
took it upon himself to send a flood and a marine monster to wreck Cepheu's land.
Only the death of the king's daughter, Andromeda, could save the realm, the
prophet of Ammon informed Cepheus. The monster then bound Andromeda to a rock
while she was still completely naked, only for some jewelry on her. The monster was
getting closer, but then Perseus, who was an ancient Greek hero, happened to be
traveling along the coast going north. He then instantly saw Andromeda and thought
she was very pretty and decided he was going to save her by killing the monster and
marrying her. Hermes, who was the messenger for Zeus, had given Persues magical
powers. In addition to being the head of the Gorgon Medusa, he also had magical flying
sandals.
Any object might be turned to stone by the power of Medusa's head. Following
his triumph, Perseus placed the Gorgon's head on a bed of seaweed, which turned into
coral right away. When Cepheus passed away, one of Andromeda and Perseus'
children, Perses, succeeded him as king of Ethiopia.
Work Cited
“Cepheus in Greek Mythology.” Windows to the Universe,
https://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/cepheus.html&edu=high.
Accessed 21 June 2023.