Cepheus

Cepheus in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Cepheus was ruler of Ethiopia. Cepheus' parentage is usually given as Belus and Achiroe, making him the brother of Danaus, King of Libya, and Aegyptus, King of Egypt. However, it is not clear if this Cepheus is the same as the more well-known Cepheus, who features in the Perseus legend as the husband of Cassiopeia and father...

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Cepheus in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（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.) 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...

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