Cepheus

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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Κηφεύς, -έως, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Cēpheus: (dissyl.), ei (
I gen. Cēphĕos, Germ. Arat. 189; acc. Cēphĕă, Ov. M. 5, 42; Mel. 1, 11, 3), m., = Κηφεύς, a king of Ethiopia (acc. to Mel. l. l. at Joppa, in Phoenicia), husband of Cassiope. father of Andromeda, and father-in-law of Perseus; finally placed with these three among the stars, Ov. M. 4, 738; 5, 12; Hyg. Fab. 64; id. Astr. 2, 9; 3, 8; Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; id. N. D. 2, 43, 111; Germ. Arat. 184 al.—
II Hence, adjj.
   A Cēphēïus, a, um, of Cepheus: Andromeda, Prop. 1, 3, 3; Ov. H. 15, 35: virgo, the same, id. A. 3, 3, 17.—
   B Cēphēus (trisyl.), a, um, of Cepheus, = Ethiopian: Meroe, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 78: arva, Ov. M. 4, 669. —
   C Cēphēïs, ĭdis, f., = Andromeda, Ov. A. A. 3, 191; Manil. 1, 426.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) Cēphēus,¹⁴ a, um, Prop. 4, 6, 78 et Cēphēĭus, a, um, Prop. 1, 3, 3, issu de Céphée, de Céphée : Cepheia arva Ov. M. 4, 669, l’Éthiopie.
(2) Cēpheūs,¹² eī ou eos, m. (Κηφεύς), Céphée [roi d’Éthiopie] : stellatus Cepheus Cic. Tusc. 5, 8, Céphée transformé en constellation.

Latin > German (Georges)

Cēpheus, eī u. eos, Akk. ea, m. (Κηφεύς), König in Äthiopien, Gemahl der Kassiope od. Kassiopeja, Vater der Andromeda, Schwiegervater des Perseus, mit diesen unter die Gestirne des nördl. Himmels versetzt (vgl. Andromeda), Ov. met. 4, 738. Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8: Genet. -ei, Hyg. fab. 64: Genet. -ēos (Κηφηος, epischer Genet.), Caes. German. Arat. 191: Akk. -ea, Ov. met. 5, 42. Mela 1, 11, 3 (1. § 64). – Dav.: A) Cephēïs, idos, f. (Κηφηΐς), die Cephëide (d.i. Tochter des C.) = Andromeda, Genet. -idos. Manil. 1, 436: Akk. -ida, Caes. Germ. phaen. 240: Vokat. ëi, Ov. art. am. 3, 191. – B) Cēphēius, a, um, cephëisch, Andromeda, Prop. u. Ov.: virgo, Andromeda, Ov.: arva, äthiopische, Ov. – C) Cēphēus, a, um, cephëisch = äthiopisch, Meroë, Prop. 4, 6, 78.