Cassiopeia (mother of Andromeda)

For other uses, see Cassiopeia (disambiguation).

Cassiopeia (/ˌkæsi.oʊˈpiː.ə/; Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπεια, romanized: Kassiópeia), also variously spelled as Cassiope (Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπη, romanized: Kassiópē) or Cassiepeia (Ancient Greek: Κασσιέπεια, romanized: Kassiépeia), is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology, the queen of Aethiopia and wife of King Cepheus of Ethiopia. She was arrogant and vain, characteristics that led to the endangerment of her daughter Andromeda and her own downfall.

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