Cepheus (mythology)
Greek mythological characters
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In Greek mythology, Cepheus (/ˈsiːfiəs, -fjuːs/; Ancient Greek: Κηφεύς Kepheús) may refer to the following personages:
- Cepheus, king of Ethiopia and father of Andromeda.[1]
- Cepheus, king of Tegea in Arcadia and one of the Argonauts.[2]
- Cepheus, one of the comrades of the Greek hero Odysseus.[3] When the latter and 12 of his crew came into the port of Sicily, the Cyclops Polyphemus seized and confined them. The monster then killed Cepheus and five others namely: Antiphon, Euryleon, Apheidas, Stratios and Menetos, while the remaining six survived.[4]
