Pasiphae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The daughter of Helios and the sister of Circe. She was raised as a princess at Cholchis, and then given in marriage to King Minos of Crete. With Minos, she was the mother of Ariadne, Androgeus, Glaucus, Deucalion, Phaedra, and Catreus. She was also the mother of the Minotaur.
  2. One of the moons of Jupiter.

Pronunciation

/pəˈsɪfeɪ.iː/ /pəˈsɪfi.iː/ /pəˈsɪfə.iː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Pasiphae.wav

Word forms

Pasiphae Pasiphaë

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πασιφάη (Pasipháē).

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