Cepheus | |
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King of Jaffa | |
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Born | unknown |
Spouse | Cassiopeia |
Issue | Andromeda |
In Greek mythology, Cepheus (/ˈsiːfiəs, -fjuːs/; Greek: Κηφεύς Kepheús) is the name of two rulers of Aethiopia, grandfather and grandson.
Cepheus, son of Agenor is the more well-known Cepheus and the grandson of the other Cepheus. Otherwise, Cepheus father was identified as Belus or Phoenix. If Belus was his father, he had Anchinoe, daughter of Nilus as mother, and Danaus, Aegyptus and Phineus as brothers. He was called Iasid Cepheus, pertaining to his Argive ancestry through King Iasus of Argus, father of Io.
Cepheus is prominently featured in the Perseus legend as the husband of lovely Cassiopeia and father of Princess Andromeda, and whose brother Phineus expected to marry Andromeda. Various sources described his kingdom to be Ethiopia or the city of Joppa (Jaffa) in Phoenicia.