Pasiphaë

American  

[puh-sif-uh-ee] / pəˈsɪf əˌi /

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 British  

/ pəˈsɪfɪiː /

noun

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

---

Pasiphaë ² British  

/ pəˈsɪfɪiː /

noun

1. astronomy a small outer satellite of the planet Jupiter

---

Etymology

Origin of Pasiphaë

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Angel Desai is adorably playful as Phaedra’s animal-loving mother, Pasiphae.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2011

She’d made the sorceress Pasiphae disappear through an imaginary hole in the floor.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Circe was the sister of Aeetes and Pasiphae, and was, like Medea, her niece, skilful in sorcery.

From Lives of the Necromancers by Godwin, William

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

From Where Angels Fear to Tread by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)

Not even Pasiphae, her mother, ever contemplated for her such splendour.

From Yet Again by Beerbohm, Max, Sir