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Cassiopeia can refer to:

• Cassiopeia (mythology) (or Casseipeia), a queen of Ethiopia in Greek mythology. See also Boast of Cassiopeia.
• Cassiopeia (constellation), a northern constellation representing the queen.
• Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant in that constellation.
• Cassiopea, the genus of the "upside-down" jellyfish
• Cassiopeia (train), an overnight rail service in Japan.
• Cassiopea (Encantadia), the first Queen of Lireo in the Encantadia fantasy series of GMA Network.
• Casio Cassiopeia, a series of pocket PCs.
• Cassiopéia, a Brazilian CGI film
• Casiopea, a Japanese jazz fusion group.
• Cassiopeia (Battlestar Galactica), a TV character from Battlestar Galactica.
• Cassiopeia Black, a pure-blood witch from Harry Potter novels.
• Cassiopeia, a tortoise featured in Michael Ende's fantasy book Momo
• "Cassiopeia," a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2004 album The Milk-Eyed Mender
• "Cassiopeia," a song by Dragonland from their 2006 album
• "Cassiopeia," a song by Coheed and Cambria
• "Cassiopeia," a song by Shabütie from their 1999 EP The Penelope EP
• Cassiopeia, a Java version of the game Carcassonne.
• "Cassiopeia," a song by Sunny Lax from his 2006 EP P.U.M.A./Cassopeia
• Cassiopeia, the fanclub of South Korean boy band TVXQ.
• Cassiopeia, the mother of Octavian in The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing

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Translingual

Etymology

From the constellation Cassiopeia, which is upside-down for half the year because of its proximity to the pole star.

Proper noun

Cassiopeia

1. (zoology): A taxonomic genus of the "upside-down" jellyfish. The species name is Cassiopeia andromeda.

English

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Alternative spellings

• Cassiope

Etymology

From Latin Cassiopēia < Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiopeia) or Κασσιόπη.

Proper noun

Cassiopeia

1. (Greek mythology) Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Eritrea. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
2. (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Cepheus and Perseus.

Derived terms

• Cassiopeiae

Translations

Latin

Alternative spellings

• Cassiopē

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiopeia) or Κασσιόπη.

Proper noun

Cassiopēia (genitive Cassiopēiae); f, first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus).