cephelean

Cephelean refers to anything relating to Cepheus, a king of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. Cepheus was the husband of Cassiopeia and the father of Andromeda. In the myth, Cassiopeia boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids, sea nymphs. This angered Poseidon, the god of the sea, who sent a sea monster, Cetus, to ravage the kingdom. To appease Poseidon, Cepheus and Cassiopeia were forced to offer Andromeda as a sacrifice to the monster. She was chained to a rock, but was eventually rescued by the hero Perseus. Cepheus is also the name of a constellation in the northern sky, named after the mythological king. The constellation Cepheus contains several notable stars and is positioned near the constellation Cassiopeia. The name "Cephelean" is primarily used in literary and astronomical contexts when referring to the mythological figure or the celestial body named in his honor.