Pasiphaë

[ puh-sif-uh-ee ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. the wife of Minos, mother of Ariadne, and mother of the Minotaur by the Cretan bull.
2. Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.

Pasiphaë

¹

/ pəˈsɪfɪiː /

noun

1. Greek myth the wife of Minos and mother (by a bull) of the Minotaur

Pasiphaë

²

/ pəˈsɪfɪiː /

noun

1. astronomy a small outer satellite of the planet Jupiter

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pasiphaë¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Phaidra, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, who married Theseus.

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Remember Pasiphae for whose lust my grandoldgrossfather made the first confessionbox.

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Here was the cruel antique malice of the gods, such as they once sent forth against Pasiphae.

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On the ceiling were painted the amours of Pasiphae and the bull.

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The temple and oracle of Pasiphae at Thalamae was of peculiar sanctity.

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