Cassiopeia is translated into latin to "Andromeda's mother." The named constellations include Shedir ("breast"), Caph ("palm"), Ruchbah ("knee"), Segin, Achird, Marfak, and Marfak. In Rome, they described her chained to her throne as a punishment for being too boastful. As the sky rotates, she looks as if she is suffering hanging upside down.
(In the above picture, cassiopeia is depicted as chained to her throne.)
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