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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How to use Pasiphaë in a sentence

Phaidra, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, who married Theseus.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
Remember Pasiphae for whose lust my grandoldgrossfather made the first confessionbox.
Ulysses|James Joyce
Here was the cruel antique malice of the gods, such as they once sent forth against Pasiphae.
Where Angels Fear to Tread|E. M. Forster
On the ceiling were painted the amours of Pasiphae and the bull.
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci|Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky

The temple and oracle of Pasiphae at Thalamae was of peculiar sanctity.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV|Aubrey Stewart

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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