Cassiopeia
Encyclopedia
Mythology
- Cassiopeia (mythology)Cassiopeia (mythology)Cassiopeia is the name of several figures in Greek mythology.-Wife of Cepheus:The Queen Cassiopeia, wife of king Cepheus of Æthiopia, was beautiful but also arrogant and vain; these latter two characteristics led to her downfall....
(or Casseipeia), a queen of Ethiopia and mother of Andromeda in Greek mythology.
Science
- Cassiopeia (constellation)Cassiopeia (constellation)Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the vain queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivalled beauty. Cassiopea was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today...
, a northern constellation representing the queen - Cassiopeia ACassiopeia ACassiopeia A is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cassiopeia and the brightest astronomical radio source in the sky, with a flux density of 2720 Jy at 1 GHz. The supernova occurred approximately away in the Milky Way. The expanding cloud of material left over from the supernova is now...
, a supernova remnant in that constellation. - CassiopeaCassiopeaThe Cassiopea jellyfish belongs to the Order Rhizostomeae and mostly lives in sandy areas and seagrass beds. The Cassiopea jellyfish is also called "Upside Down Jellyfish", because it lies on its back, so that the bell touches the ground. In this position it resembles a sea anemone...
, the genus of the "upside-down" jellyfish
Entertainment
- Cassiopeia (Battlestar Galactica)Cassiopeia (Battlestar Galactica)Cassiopeia is a fictional character in the original Battlestar Galactica which ran on ABC from 1978 to 1979. The role was portrayed by Laurette Spang.-History:...
, a TV character from Battlestar Galactica. - Cassiopeia, a Champion from the online Battle-Arena game League of LegendsLeague of LegendsThe BetFred League of Legends was a darts tournament featuring some of the legends of the game of darts which commenced in May 2008. The tournament is broadcast on Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom....
. - Cassiopea (Encantadia), the first Queen of Lireo in the Encantadia fantasy series of GMA Network
- Cassiopeia Black, a pure-blood witch from Harry PotterHarry Potter universeThe fictional universe of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of fantasy novels comprises two separate and distinct societies: the wizarding world and the Muggle world...
novels - Cassiopeia, a tortoise featured in Michael Ende's fantasy book Momo (novel)
- Cassiopeia, the mother of Octavian in The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing
- Cassiopeia, a Java version of the game Carcassonne (game)
- Cassiopeia, Queen of the bee colony living in the tree across from Lindesfarne and Fenton in Kevin and KellKevin and KellKevin and Kell is a furry comedy webcomic strip by syndicated cartoonist Bill Holbrook. The strip began on September 3, 1995. It is one of the oldest continuously running webcomics....
comic strip by Bill Holbrook.
Music
- CasiopeaCasiopea, named as a misspelling of the constellation Cassiopeia, was a Japanese jazz fusion band that was formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai and keyboardist Hidehiko Koike. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki joined the group, leaving Hidehiko out of...
, a Japanese jazz fusion group - "Cassiopeia," a shoegaze/space rock band from Phoenix, AZ
- Cassiopeia (TVXQ)Cassiopeia (TVXQ)Cassiopeia is the official Korean fan club name of the Korean singing group, TVXQ . Its counterpart in Japan is BigEast. Cassiopeia is the biggest and largest fan club in Korea, with over 800,000 supporters. Members go to their concerts, give the band members birthday gifts and cheer them with red...
, the fan clubFan clubA fan club is a group that is dedicated to a well-known person, group, idea or sometimes even an inanimate object . Most fan clubs are run by fans who devote considerable time and resources to supporting them. There are also "official" fan clubs that are run by someone associated with the person...
of South Korean boy band TVXQTVXQTVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi , is a South Korean pop group formed in 2003 under SM Entertainment. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki , often abbreviated by international fans as DBSK; they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone... - "Cassiopeia," a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2004 album The Milk-Eyed MenderThe Milk-Eyed MenderThe Milk-Eyed Mender is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, released on March 23, 2004 on the Drag City label ....
- "Cassiopeia," a song by DragonlandDragonlandDragonland is a power metal musical group from Sweden. The group is most notable for basing their two first albums upon the self-produced The Dragonland Chronicles fantasy saga and for the original symphonic/electronic parts by Elias Holmlid...
from their 2006 album - "Cassiopeia," a song by Shabütie (now known as Coheed and CambriaCoheed and CambriaCoheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York. Formed in 1995, the group incorporates aspects of progressive rock, punk rock, metal and post-hardcore....
) from their 1999 EP The Penelope EP - "Cassiopeia," a song by Sunny LaxSunny LaxSunny Lax, real name Levente Márton is an Hungarian trance music producer. He debuted on the music scene with the 12" P.U.M.A. / Cassiopeia EP as his debut release on Anjunabeats in 2006....
from his 2006 EP P.U.M.A./Cassopeia - "Cassiopeia," a song by RainRainRain is liquid precipitation, as opposed to non-liquid kinds of precipitation such as snow, hail and sleet. Rain requires the presence of a thick layer of the atmosphere to have temperatures above the melting point of water near and above the Earth's surface...
from his 4th album (2006) Rain's World
Other
- CassiopéiaCassiopéiaCassiopéia is a Brazilian CGI animated feature film produced and released by NDR Filmes in Brazil on April 1, 1996. The film is an adventure about the invasion of planet Atenéia by intruders trying to steal their energy.-Plot:...
, a Brazilian CGI film - Casio CassiopeiaCasio CassiopeiaCasio Cassiopeia was the brand name of a PDA manufactured by Casio. It used Windows CE as the Operating system. Casio was one of the first manufacturers of PDAs, developing at the beginning small pocket-sized computers with keyboards and grayscale displays and subsequently moving to smaller units...
, a series of pocket PCs - Cassiopeia (train)Cassiopeia (train)The is a luxury overnight limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company . It runs between Ueno Station in Tokyo and the city of Sapporo in the northern island of Hokkaido. The one-way journey lasts approximately 16½ hours.Going from Ueno to Sapporo, trains call...
, an overnight rail service in Japan