Pasiphae

Pasiphaë English Alternative forms en Pasiphaë Etymology en :bor grc:Πασιφάη + 1 Pronunciation en /pəˈsɪfeɪ.iː/ /pəˈsɪfi.iː/ /pəˈsɪfə.iː/Longman Pronouncing Dictionary 2nd John C. Wells John C. Wells 2000 Longman 978-0-582-36467-7 (compare with Danae) en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Pasiphae.wav US Proper noun en Greek mythology 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 genus. She was also the mother of the Minotaur. en astronomy One of the moons of Jupiter. Translations daughter of Helios Esperanto: eo Pazifao Greek: el Πασιφάη f Italian: it Pasifae f, it Pasife f satellite of Jupiter Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 木衛八 Mùwèibā Japanese: ja パシファエ Pashifae References en Moons of Jupiter Latin Alternative forms la Pāsiphaa Etymology From la grc Πασιφάη, derived from grc πᾶσι to all + grc φάος light. Pronunciation 1 1 Pāsiphaē Proper noun Pāsiphaē<1> la Greek mythology it Pasiphae Declension Pāsiphaē<1> Descendants en Pasiphae 1 it Pasifae Pasife References