CASSIOPEA,
the Wise of Cepheus, King of Ethiopia, who incurred the Indignation of the Nereides for being accounted more beau∣tiful; which was the Cause why her Daughter Andromeda was exposed to a Sea-monster, that so the Mother might be punished in the Daugh∣ter: But Perseus at his Return from Libya, res∣cued her from the Jaws of this Monster, when it was just ready to devour her; and in Acknow∣ledgment of this Kindness, Cepheus gave her to him in Marriage. Cassiope was taken up into Heaven by the Favour of her Son-in-law, where the Astronomers represent her to us as sitting upon a Chair in the Milky-way, between Ce∣pheus and Andromeda, who touches our Summer Tropick with her Head and Hand. Vitruvius has given us the following Description of these Constellations.
Perseus leans with his Right-hand upon Cas∣siope, holding with the Left, which is over Au∣riga the Waggoner, the Head of Gorgon by the Crown, and placing it under the Feet of Andro∣meda: The Right-hand of Andromeda is over the Constellation of Cassiope, and the Left over the Northern Pisces. Cassiope is in the Middle, and Capricorn has the Eagle and Dolphin above it, which are dedicated to them.