PASIPHAE

Meaning of PASIPHAE in English

Pronunciation: p ə - ' si-f ə - ˌ ē

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Pasipha ē

Date: 14th century

: the wife of Minos and mother of the Minotaur by a white bull

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PASIPHAË — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Pasiphaē Date: 14th century the wife of Minos and mother of the Minotaur by a …
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PASIPHAË — /peuh sif"euh ee'/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. the wife of Minos, mother of Ariadne, and mother of the Minotaur …
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PASIPHAË — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Pasiphaē Date: 14th century : the wife of Minos and mother of the Minotaur by …
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PASIPHAE — [Pa.siph.ae] n [L, fr. Gk Pasiphae]: the wife of Minos and mother of the Minotaur by a white bull
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PASIPHAE — Pasiphae, Pasiphaë BrE AmE pə ˈsɪf i iː -eɪ- AmE \ -ə-
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PASIPHAE — [Greek] The daughter of Helios and Perse, and wife of King Minos. She was the mother of Glaucus, Andogeus, Phaedra, …
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PASIPHAË — Пасифая
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PASIPHAE — Пасифая
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MINOTAUR — In Greek mythology , a monster of Crete with the body of a man and the head of a bull. …
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MINOS — In Greek legend, a king of Crete, the son of Zeus and Europa . He gained the throne with the …
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ARIADNE — In Greek mythology , the daughter of Pasiphaë and King Minos of Crete. She fell in love with Theseus , …
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MINOTAUR — /min"euh tawr'/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the …
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ARIADNE — /ar'ee ad"nee/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which …
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ANDROGEUS — /an droj"ee euhs, -yoohs/ , n. Class. Myth. a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King …
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MINOTAUR — Greek Minotauros (Minos' Bull), in Greek mythology, a fabulous monster of Crete that had the body of a man and …
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MINOS — legendary ruler of Crete; he was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and of Europa, a personification …
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IDOMENEUS — in Greek legend, son of Deucalion, grandson of Minos and Pasiphae, and king of Crete. He courted Helen and took …
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GLAUCUS — (Greek: Gleaming), name of several figures in Greek mythology, the most important of whom were the following: Glaucus, surnamed Pontius, …
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ARIADNE — in Greek mythology, daughter of Pasiphae and the Cretan king Minos. She fell in love with the Athenian hero Theseus …
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MINOTAUR — n. In Greek mythology , a monster of Crete with the body of a man and the head of a …
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MINOS — n. In Greek legend, a king of Crete, the son of Zeus and Europa . He gained the throne with …
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ARIADNE — n. In Greek mythology , the daughter of Pasiphaë and King Minos of Crete. She fell in love with Theseus …
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PLANET — n. 25B6; noun CELESTIAL BODY, heavenly body, satellite, moon, earth, asteroid, planetoid; poetic/literary orb. See list. Planets and Their Satellites …
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PERSE — [Greek] Also Perseis, was one of the Oceanids from Greek culture, and was one the three thousand daughters of Oceanus …
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MINOS — [Greek] The legendary king of Crete, son of Zeus and the Phoenician princess Europa. Minos and his two brothers, Rhadamanthys …
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HELIOS — [Greek] Helios is the young Greek god of the sun. He is the son of Hyperion and Theia. By the …
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GREEK MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Greek mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abaris; Abas; Academus; Acantha; Acanthis; Acanthus; Acarnan; …
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DAEDALUS — [Greek heroic] The Athenian Daedalus, son of Metion and the grandson of Erechtheus 1, was a famous architect, inventor, and …
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CRETAN BULL — [Greek heroic] The seventh labor took Heracles outside of the Peloponnese to Crete. The task was to capture a savage …
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ANDROGEUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Minos and king of Crete and Pasiphae. When he during a feast in Athens managed …
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AEGEA — [Greek] She was sister to Circe and Pasiphae, and daughter of the sun. When the Titans attacked the gods of …
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ПАСИФАЯ — Pasiphaë
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