Queen

Cassiopeia

Κασσιόπεια

Overview

Queen of Ethiopia and mother of Andromeda, whose boast provoked divine punishment.

Heroic Age

Unknown or primordial.

Beyond Antiquity

Cassiopeia still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.

Today: A prominent W-shaped northern constellation.

The constellation is named for Cassiopeia, queen and mother of Andromeda in Greek mythology.