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Cassiopeia

By Avi KapachLast updated on Sep 25, 2023

Illustration of the constellation Cassiopeia by Sidney Hall, restored by Adam Cuerden (1824)

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Aratus, Phaenomena 187; Apollodorus, Library 2.4.3; Hyginus, Astronomica 2.10, Fabulae 64.
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Kapach, Avi. “Cassiopeia.” Mythopedia, September 25, 2023. https://mythopedia.com/topics/cassiopeia/.

Kapach, Avi. “Cassiopeia.” Mythopedia, 25 Sep. 2023. https://mythopedia.com/topics/cassiopeia/. Accessed on 15 Jul. 2025.

Kapach, A. (2023, September 25). Cassiopeia. Mythopedia. https://mythopedia.com/topics/cassiopeia/

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Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University

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