Cassiopeia \Cas`si*o*pe"ia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]

(Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.

Cassiopeia's Chair, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)