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CEPHEUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)