Pasiphaë
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.
Origin of Pasiphaë
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How to use Pasiphaë in a sentence
Pasiphaë's monstrous passion for a bull is certainly a subject enough fitted for bucolics.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John DrydenDuring this diversion, a bull covered Pasiphaë, concealed within a wooden statue of a cow, as many of the spectators believed.
Dædalus, who abetted the love of Pasiphaë for the Cretan bull, afterwards lost the favor of Minos and was imprisoned by him.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) | Charles Mills Gayley
British Dictionary definitions for Pasiphaë (1 of 2)
/ (pəˈsɪfɪiː) /
Greek myth the wife of Minos and mother (by a bull) of the Minotaur
British Dictionary definitions for Pasiphaë (2 of 2)
/ (pəˈsɪfɪiː) /
astronomy a small outer satellite of the planet Jupiter
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