person
Cepheus
also: Cephei, son of Iasus
Mythical king of Aethiopia, husband of Cassiepeia and father of Andromeda, traced by Cicero to the line of Iasus; placed among the stars as the constellation Cepheus by Jupiter, author of his line.
Reading notes
- Aratea (Translation of Aratus' Phaenomena) §Cepheus the most ancient house of Cepheus
Cepheus, mythical king of Aethiopia, husband of Cassiepeia and father of Andromeda; the whole royal family was catasterized. Cicero traces his line to Iasus and credits Jupiter with setting him in the sky.
- Tusculan Disputations §5.8 nor Cepheus set among the stars with his wife, his son-in-law, and his daughter
Cepheus, mythical king of Ethiopia, was placed among the constellations together with his wife Cassiopeia, his daughter Andromeda, and her husband Perseus. Cicero rationalizes the catasterism as a fable born of their knowledge of the heavens.