IC S*Sjöliden's Queen Kassiopeia, NFO fs 09 22
Kassiopeia, wife of king Cepheus of Phoenicia, was beautiful but also arrogant and vain. The boast of Kassiopeia was that both she and/or her daughter Andromeda were more beautiful than all the Nereids, the nymph-daughters of the sea god Nereus. This brought the wrath of Poseidon, ruling god of the sea. Poseidon placed Kassiopeia in the heavens chained to a throne in such a position that referenced Andromeda's ordeal. As she circles the celestial pole in her throne, she is upside-down half the time.
As it is near the pole star, the constellation Kassiopeia can be seen the whole year from the Northern hemisphere, although sometimes upside down.
As it is near the pole star, the constellation Kassiopeia can be seen the whole year from the Northern hemisphere, although sometimes upside down.
