Cepheus
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Cepheus may refer to:
In Greek Mythology:
In Astronomy:
In Modern Fiction:
Other uses:
In Greek Mythology:
- Cepheus, King of AethiopiaCepheus, King of AethiopiaIn Greek mythology, Cepheus is the name of two rulers of Ethiopia, grandfather and grandson.Cepheus son of Belus was the son of Belus and Achiroe, making him the brother of Danaus, King of Libya, and Aegyptus, King of Egypt. He had a wife named Iope and a son who he named Agenor after his paternal...
, in Greek mythology - Cepheus, King of TegeaCepheus, King of TegeaIn Greek mythology, Cepheus was the son of Aleus and Neaera or Cleobule, and brother of Amphidamas, Lycurgus of Arcadia, Auge and Alcidice. He and his brother Amphidamas are counted among the Argonauts....
, the king of TegeaTegeaTegea was a settlement in ancient Greece, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat was the village Stadio....
, Arcadia in Greek mythology
In Astronomy:
- Cepheus (constellation)Cepheus (constellation)Cepheus is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Cepheus, King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:...
, one of the 88 modern constellationConstellationIn modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
s - Cepheus (crater)Cepheus (crater)Cepheus is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northeastern part of the Moon, within one crater diameter of the larger crater Franklin to the southeast. To the north-north-east is the flooded crater Oersted...
, a lunar impact crater
In Modern Fiction:
- Cepheus Daidalos, a fictional character in the manga and anime, Saint Seiya
- In the Soul series video games, both the character Cepheus, and a weapon, the Cepheus Seal
- Cepheus, the FM king in Mega Man Star Force
- In the Galaxy Railways, one of the squads is named the Cepheus Platoon.
Other uses:
- USS Cepheus (AKA-18)USS Cepheus (AKA-18)USS Cepheus was an named after the constellation Cepheus. She was one of a handful of United States Navy AKAs that were manned by Coast Guard officers and crew during World War II...
, an Andromeda class attack cargo ship - CEPHEUSCEPHEUSCEPHEUS was a research project that assessed and validated the German Passivhaus energy efficient building standard on a European scale...
, the Cost Efficient Passive Houses as European Standards research project