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Pasiphae

/pəˈsɪfeɪ.iː/

Pasiphae proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Pasiphae

  1. (Greek) 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.

Forms of Pasiphae

alternative formPasiphaë

Origin of Pasiphae

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πασιφάη (Pasipháē).

Questions about Pasiphae

What does Pasiphae mean?
Pasiphae means 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.
What part of speech is Pasiphae?
Pasiphae is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pasiphae?
Pasiphae is pronounced /pəˈsɪfeɪ.iː/.

Words near Pasiphae in the dictionary

  1. pasimology
  2. pasiniazid
  3. Pasiocan
  4. Pasion
  5. Pasions
  6. Pasiphae
  7. Pasiphaean
  8. pasiphaeid
  9. pasiphaeids
  10. Pasiphaë
  11. Pasiphaëan

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