Pasiphaë
[ puh-sif-uh-ee ]
/ pəˈsɪf əˌi /
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noun
Classical Mythology. the wife of Minos, mother of Ariadne, and mother of the Minotaur by the Cretan bull.
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
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Origin of Pasiphaë
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby Pasiphaë
pash rash, Pashto, Pašić, Pasig, Pasionaria, Pasiphaë, Pasithea, paskha, pas marché, Pasmore, paso doble
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British Dictionary definitions for Pasiphaë (1 of 2)
Pasiphaë1
/ (pəˈsɪfɪiː) /
noun
Greek myth the wife of Minos and mother (by a bull) of the Minotaur
British Dictionary definitions for Pasiphaë (2 of 2)
Pasiphaë2
/ (pəˈsɪfɪiː) /
noun
astronomy a small outer satellite of the planet Jupiter
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