Cepheus (Aithiopia)

Cepheus ( Greek  Κηφεύς "gardener", Latin Cepheus ) is a figure of Greek mythology . As the Ethiopian king he was consort of Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda .

After Cassiopeia had boasted that she was more beautiful than the Nereids , the angry sea god Poseidon sent the monster keto ; Andromeda was to be sacrificed to him. However, the daughter was saved at the last moment by Perseus , who took her with him.
Cepheus remained without sons, which is why his grandson Perses , a son of Perseus and Andromeda, inherited the kingdom. Just like Perseus , Andromeda , Kassiopeia and Keto , Cepheus was finally transferred to heaven by Athena as the constellation Cepheus .

The moon crater Cepheus was later named after him.

literature

• Karl Tümpel : Cepheus 4) . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 2.1, Leipzig 1894, Col. 1109-1113 ( digitized version ).