Cepheus

Cēpheus (dissyl.), ei (gen. Cēphĕos, Germ. Arat. 189; acc. Cēphĕă, Ov. M. 5, 42; Mel. 1, 11, 3), m.,

• = Κηφεύς, a king of Ethiopia (acc. to Mel. l. l. at Joppa, in Phoenicia), husband of Cassiope. father of Andromeda, and father-in-law of Perseus; finally placed with these three among the stars, Ov. M. 4, 738; 5, 12; Hyg. Fab. 64; id. Astr. 2, 9; 3, 8; Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; id. N. D. 2, 43, 111; Germ. Arat. 184 al.—
• II Hence, adjj.
• • A Cēphēïus, a, um, of Cepheus: Andromeda, Prop. 1, 3, 3; Ov. H. 15, 35: virgo, the same, id. A. 3, 3, 17.—
  • B Cēphēus (trisyl.), a, um, of Cepheus, = Ethiopian: Meroe, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 78: arva, Ov. M. 4, 669. —
  • C Cēphēïs, ĭdis, f., = Andromeda, Ov. A. A. 3, 191; Manil. 1, 426.

Cēpheus, eī u. eos, Akk. ea, m. (Κηφεύς), König in Äthiopien, Gemahl der Kassiope od. Kassiopeja, Vater der Andromeda, Schwiegervater des Perseus, mit diesen unter die Gestirne des nördl. Himmels versetzt (vgl. Andromeda), Ov. met. 4, 738. Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8: Genet. -ei, Hyg. fab. 64: Genet. -ēos (Κηφηος, epischer Genet.), Caes. German. Arat. 191: Akk. -ea, Ov. met. 5, 42. Mela 1, 11, 3 (1. § 64). – Dav.: A) Cephēïs, idos, f. (Κηφηΐς), die Cephëide (d.i. Tochter des C.) = Andromeda, Genet. -idos. Manil. 1, 436: Akk. -ida, Caes. Germ. phaen. 240: Vokat. ëi, Ov. art. am. 3, 191. – B) Cēphēius, a, um, cephëisch, Andromeda, Prop. u. Ov.: virgo, Andromeda, Ov.: arva, äthiopische, Ov. – C) Cēphēus, a, um, cephëisch = äthiopisch, Meroë, Prop. 4, 6, 78.

1 Cēphēus, (14) a, um, Prop. 4, 6, 78 et Cēphēĭus, a, um, Prop. 1, 3, 3, issu de Céphée, de Céphée : Cepheia arva Ov. M. 4, 669, lʼÉthiopie.

2 Cēpheūs, (12) eī ou eos, m. (Κηφεύς), Céphée [roi dʼÉthiopie] : stellatus Cepheus Cic. Tusc. 5, 8, Céphée transformé en constellation.

Cepheus

(Κηφεύς).

1. A son of Belus and husband of Cassiepeia, was king of Ethiopia and father of Andromeda. (Apollod. 2.1.4, 4.3; Hdt. 7.61; Tac. Hist. 5.2.)

Cepheus

2. A son of Aleus and Neaera or Cleobule, and an Argonaut from Tegea in Arcadia, of which lie was king. He had twenty sons and two daughters, and nearly all of his sons perished in an expedition which they had undertaken with Heracles. The town of Caphyae was believed to have derived its name from him. (Apollod. 1.9.16, 2.7.3, 3.9.1; Apollon. 1.161; Hyg. Fab. 14; Paus. 8.8.3, 23.3.)

Cepheus

3. One of the Calydonian hunters. (Apollod. 1.8.2.) [L.S]

Cepheus

(Κηφεύς). (1) King of Aethiopia, son of Belus, husband of Cassiopea, and father of Andromeda (q.v.). He was placed among the stars after his death.

(2) Son of Aleus, one of the Argonauts. He was king of Tegea in Arcadia, and perished with most of his sons in an expedition against Heracles.

Cepheus Cepheus, son of Aleus

• Paus. 8.4.8, Paus. 8.5.1, Paus. 8.8.4, Paus. 8.23.3
• in the Argo: Apollod. 1.9.17
• father of Aeropus: Paus. 8.5.1
• receives hair of Medusa from Athena: Paus. 8.47.5
• gives his name to Caphyae: Paus. 8.23.3
• King of Tegea, and his sons march with Herakles against Lacedaemon and fall in battle: Apollod. 2.7.3

Cepheus(2), son of Belus

• Apollod. 2.1.4
• father of Andromeda, wife of Perseus: Hdt. 7.61, Hdt. 7.15O (See Belus)
• King of Ethiopia, father of Andromeda, exposes her to a seabeast: Apollod. 2.4.2, Paus. 4.35.9

Cepheus(3), son of Lycurgus

• hunts the Calydonian boar: Apollod. 1.8.2