Cepheus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Cepheus (/ˈsiːfiəs, -fjuːs/; Ancient Greek: Κηφεύς Kepheús) may refer to the following personages:

• Cepheus, king of Ethiopia and father of Andromeda.^[1]
• Cepheus, king of Tegea in Arcadia and one of the Argonauts.^[2]
• Cepheus, one of the comrades of the Greek hero Odysseus.^[3] When the latter and 12 of his crew came into the port of Sicily, the Cyclops Polyphemus seized and confined them. The monster then slain Cepheus and five others namely: Antiphon, Euryleon, Apheidas, Stratios and Menetos, while the remaining six survived.^[4]