Pasiphaë

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(pə-sĭf'ə-ē') pronunciation

Greek Mythology. The wife of Minos and mother, by a white bull, of the Minotaur.
Pasiphae A satellite of Jupiter.

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Pasiphaë (pəsĭf'əē'), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne

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