Pasiphae

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Pasiphae

/pəˈsɪfeɪ.iː/
/pəˈsɪfi.iː/
/pəˈsɪfə.iː/

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πασιφάη (Pasipháē).

proper noun Pasiphaë

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.
One of the moons of Jupiter.

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name daughter of Helios

Italiano	Pasifae, Pasife
Ελληνικά	Πασιφάη Pasifái

name satellite of Jupiter

日本語	パシファエ Pashifae
中文	木衛八 /木卫八 Mùwèibā

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@misc{pasiphae_2026,
  title = {Pasiphae},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pasiphae},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}