Cassiopeia

Japanese: Kassiopeia
Cassiopeia

In Greek mythology, the daughter of Ethiopian king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia boasted that her daughter was more beautiful than the sea nymphs, the Nereids. The Nereids were outraged, so Poseidon sent a monster to ravage the kingdom.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kassiopeia" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…ギリシア神話で,エチオピア王ケフェウスKēpheusと妃カシオペイアKassiopeiaの娘。カシオペイアが自分の娘は海の精ネレイスたちより美しいと誇ったため,これを憤ったネレイスたちの訴えにより海神ポセイドンは怪物を遣って王国を荒らさせた。…

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