Thursday, April 13, 2017

K is for King Cepheus

Next stop in the A-Z challenge, as we make our tour of heavenly bodies, is the letter K.  There’s no constellations that begin with K.  I suppose I could look for another heavenly body with a K such as Kim Kardashian, but frankly I hope I never hear of that family again.  A better choice would be Ksenia Kakhnovich, a Russian model from Vladivostok.  But since no one knows of her and I wouldn't even know  how to begin to say her name (I had to do a google search for models whose name began with a K), I'll going to bend the rules a bit and have us look at Cepheus, or make that King Cepheus.
Heavenly body "Ksenia Kakhnovich"


Cepheus was the king of Aethopia (or Ethiopia).  We’ve already met him at letter A for he is the husband of Cassiopeia and the father of Andromeda.  In the winter sky, he can be seen high above, on his throne, with his hands raised in prayer to the gods as we asks for a miracle (whose name was p  ) to save his daughter.  Andromeda was offered up as a sacrifice to atone for her mother’s bragging. 


Cepheus isn’t as easy to find as his wife, but he’s up there with stars not quite as bright.  If you are not too far south, you can find him this evening in the north, east of Cassiopeia and under the little dipper.  I think the constellations look like a house (box with a triangle roof on top). 



 

13 comments:

  1. Entertaining post - glad you dismissed the Kardashians!

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  2. I’ve never heard of this constellation. I’d be thrilled to never hear about the Kardashians again. Why are they famous?

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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  3. People get sacrificed for the strangest of reasons in these old tales.

    K is for Kevlar—Gift From Aliens?

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  4. Good save for the letter K. :)

    Looks like a house to me, too.

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  5. Another constellation I've never heard of. I wish I could see the stars - too many city lights around me.

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  6. There is so much drama in the stories behind the stars. That seems to be true of both the stars in the skies and the ones on our TV and movie screens. :) I also wouldn't mind if I never heard the Kardashian name mentioned again.

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  7. This one might take a bit of effort to find.

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  8. That's another one I hadn't heard of. I agree about the Kardashian family, I would love not to see them in the news or online media again.

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  9. K such as Kim Kardashian, but frankly I hope I never hear of that family again...couldn't agree more!!!

    All the best Jan 

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  10. Yes, okay...an upside house. Now that I can find! I think the king was a better K too :)

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  11. soo many constellations- most of which just look like random blobs to me :P

    too late smart

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  12. The constellation does look like a little house. I will look for it the next time I'm away from all the urban light pollution.

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  13. I've seen Cepheus, but I didn't know its name. I find it very hard to remember all the connections among Roman?Greek gods, goddesses, and humans. They're basically ancient soap operas. Have a good one!

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