Cassiopeia (queen of Aethiopia)
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Cassiopeia is a vain Ethiopian queen from Greek mythology, best known for boasting about her beauty and being punished by the gods by having her image placed among the stars as a constellation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cassiopeia | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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mortal woman ⓘ mythological queen ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hyginus’s Astronomica
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Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy’s Almagest (as a constellation figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConstellation | Cassiopeia (constellation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| astronomicalRepresentation | woman seated on a throne ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Perseus myth
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Queens in Greek mythology ⓘ Women in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| causeOfDivineWrath | her boast about surpassing the Nereids in beauty ⓘ |
| child | Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Aethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicityInMyth | Ethiopian ⓘ |
| family | House of Cepheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hubrisAgainst | sea nymphs (Nereids) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boasting about her beauty
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boasting that she was more beautiful than the Nereids ⓘ great vanity ⓘ |
| linkedCreature | Cetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedDeity | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalCulture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | sending of the sea monster Cetus against Aethiopia ⓘ |
| offended | Nereids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
boastful
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vain ⓘ |
| positionInSky | near the north celestial pole (as constellation figure) ⓘ |
| punishedBy |
Poseidon
NERFINISHED
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the gods ⓘ |
| punishment | having her image placed among the stars ⓘ |
| realm | Aethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMyth |
myth of Andromeda’s sacrifice
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myth of Perseus and Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | cause of Andromeda’s endangerment ⓘ |
| spouse | Cepheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
consequence of hubris
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warning against pride ⓘ |
| title | Queen of Aethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformedInto | Cassiopeia (constellation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.