Pasiphaë

[ puh-sif-uh-ee ]

/ pəˈsɪf əˌi /

noun

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

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby Pasiphaë

pash rash, Pashto, Pašić, Pasig, Pasionaria, Pasiphaë, Pasithea, paskha, pas marché, Pasmore, paso doble

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Example sentences from the Web for Pasiphaë

Phaidra, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, who married Theseus.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
Pasiphae (Pasiph′ae) was the reputed mother of the Minotaur killed by Theseus.
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described|Edward S. Ellis
It was these profaner images that inflamed Phædra and Pasiphae.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern|Edgar Saltus
On the ceiling were painted the amours of Pasiphae and the bull.
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci|Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky

It is beyond a doubt that in Egypt many women set the same example with goats, as Pasiphae did with her bull.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for Pasiphaë (1 of 2)

Pasiphaë¹

/ (pəˈsɪfɪiː) /

noun

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

astronomy a small outer satellite of the planet Jupiter

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单词	pasiphaë
释义	Pasiphaë [ puh-sif-uh-ee ] / pəˈsɪf əˌi / noun 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 First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby Pasiphaë pash rash, Pashto, Pašić, Pasig, Pasionaria, Pasiphaë, Pasithea, paskha, pas marché, Pasmore, paso doble Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pasiphaë Phaidra, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, who married Theseus. The Browning Cyclopdia\|Edward Berdoe Pasiphae (Pasiph′ae) was the reputed mother of the Minotaur killed by Theseus. 1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described\|Edward S. Ellis It was these profaner images that inflamed Phædra and Pasiphae. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern\|Edgar Saltus On the ceiling were painted the amours of Pasiphae and the bull. The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci\|Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky It is beyond a doubt that in Egypt many women set the same example with goats, as Pasiphae did with her bull. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10)\|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) British Dictionary definitions for Pasiphaë (1 of 2) Pasiphaë¹ / (pəˈsɪfɪiː) / noun 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 astronomy a small outer satellite of the planet Jupiter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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