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Cassiopeia (Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπεια), also Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια), is the name of three different figures in Greek mythology: Cassiopeia (Queen of Aethiopia), queen of Aethiopia and mother of Andromeda by Cepheus. Cassiopeia (Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπεια), also Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια), is the name of three different figures in Greek mythology: Cassiopeia (Queen of Aethiopia), queen of Aethiopia and mother of Andromeda by Cepheus; Cassiopeia (wife of Phoenix), wife of Phoenix, king of Phoenicia. We've used our extensive database of League of Legends stats along with proprietary algorithms to calculate the most optimal build for Cassiopeia. This algorithm is able to determine the best summoner spells, item build order, skill order, runes reforged, rune stats, counters, and team mates. Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the vain queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty.Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today.
Mythology[edit]
- Cassiopeia (Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπεια), also Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια), is the name of three different figures in Greek mythology:
- Cassiopeia (Queen of Aethiopia), queen of Aethiopia and mother of Andromeda by Cepheus
- Cassiopeia (wife of Phoenix), wife of Phoenix, king of Phoenicia
- Cassiopeia, wife of Epaphus, king of Egypt, the son of Zeus and Io; mother of Libya
Science[edit]
Cassiopeia Guide
- Cassiopeia (constellation), a northern constellation representing the queen of Ethiopia
- Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant in that constellation
- Cassiopea, the genus of the 'upside-down' jellyfish
Entertainment[edit]
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- Cassiopeia (film), a 1996 Brazilian CGI film
- Cassiopeia (Battlestar Galactica), a TV character from Battlestar Galactica
- Cassiopea (Encantadia), the first Queen of Lireo in the Encantadia fantasy series of GMA Network
- Cassiopeia, the mother of Octavian in The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing
- Cassiopeia, a playable character in the online multiplayer video game League of Legends
Music[edit]
Cassiopeia Constellation In Mythology
- Cassiopeia (TVXQ), the fan club of South Korean boy band TVXQ
- Casiopea, (est. 1976) a Japanese jazz fusion group
- Casiopea (album), the group's self-titled debut album from 1979
- 'Cassiopeia', a song by Shabütie (now known as Coheed and Cambria) from their 1999 EP The Penelope EP
- 'Cassiopeia', a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2004 album The Milk-Eyed Mender
- 'Cassiopeia', a song by Dragonland from their 2006 album Astronomy
- 'Cassiopeia', a song by Sunny Lax from his 2006 EP P.U.M.A./Cassiopeia
- 'Cassiopeia', a song by Rain from his 2006 album Rain's World
- 'Cassiopeia', a song by Sara Bareilles from her 2013 album The Blessed Unrest
Fictional characters[edit]
- Cassiopeia 'Cassie' Sullivan, a character in The 5th Wave series written by Rick Yancey
- Cassiopeia, a magical tortoise in Michael Ende's fantasy book Momo
Other[edit]
- Casio Cassiopeia, a series of pocket PCs
- Cassiopeia (train), an overnight rail service in Japan
- USS Cassiopeia (AK-75), a Crater-class cargo ship used by the United States Navy in World War II
See also[edit]
- Kassiopi, a village and resort on the affluent north east coast of Corfu