Cassiopeia

/ˌkæsiəˈpiːə/ proper noun

A distinctive constellation in the northern sky shaped like a 'W' or 'M', named after a vain queen in Greek mythology.

From Greek mythology, the mother of Andromeda, whose name derives from Greek, becoming the constellation's name in Western astronomy around the Classical period.

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