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.

Origin of Pasiphaë

1
First recorded in 1775–85

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British Dictionary definitions for Pasiphaë (1 of 2)

Pasiphaë1

/ (pəˈsɪfɪiː) /


noun
  1. 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
  1. astronomy a small outer satellite of the planet Jupiter

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