Cepheus n 1: (Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia 2: a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star
Cepheus \Ce"pheus\, n. (Astron.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See {Cassiopeia}. [1913 Webster]