"Pasiphae" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Pasiphaë [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πασιφάη (Pasipháē). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Πασιφάη}} Ancient Greek Πασιφάη (Pasipháē) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pasiphae
  1. (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. She was also the mother of the Minotaur. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (daughter of Helios): Pazifao (Esperanto), Πασιφάη (Pasifái) [feminine] (Greek), Pasifae [feminine] (Italian), Pasife [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Pasiphae-en-name-kA4yyItm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 43 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'daughter of Helios': 98 2
  2. (astronomy) One of the moons of Jupiter. Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (place): Moons of Jupiter Translations (satellite of Jupiter): 木衛八 /木卫八 (Mùwèibā) (Chinese Mandarin), パシファエ (Pashifae) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Pasiphae-en-name-lO~J0b-n Disambiguation of Moons of Jupiter: 19 81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 50 50 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'satellite of Jupiter': 15 85
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