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Pasiphae, the wife of King Minos of Crete, was cursed by the god Poseidon. As punishment for Minos not sacrificing a beautiful bull to him, Poseidon caused Pasiphae to fall in love with the bull. This unnatural desire led to the birth of the Minotaur, a creature that would have significant repercussions for Crete and its mythology.
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Who was Ariadne mom?
Pasiphae.
What did Ariadne and Medea have in common?
Ariandne is the daughter of Pasiphae, daughter of Helios. The brother of Pasiphae was Aeetes, son of Helios, whose daughter was Medea.
Who married Daedalus?
Daedalus married Pasiphae, whom King Minos imprisoned along with her child, the Minotaur.
How many children did Helios have?
By the oceanid Perse he became the father of Aeëtes, Circe, and Pasiphae. His other children are Phaethusa ("radiant") and Lampetia ("shining") and Phaeton.
What gods cursed Odysseus in the Odyssey?
Athena cursed him because he burned down one of her temples while his army was invading Troy. Poseidon cursed him because he poked out Polyphemus' eye.
Who is Pasiphae's father?
Pasiphae's father is Heilos the god of sun.
Who is Pasiphae?
Pasiphae is the mother of the Minotaur. When her husband King Minos did not sacrifice his best bull to Poseidon, he made Pasiphae fall in love with the bull, they had and they had a child, the Minotaur.
In Greek Mythology Who was the wife of Minos that fell in love with a bull?
Her name was Queen Pasiphae
Who was Ariadne mom?
Pasiphae.
Did queen pasiphae have a strange interest in bulls?
Queen Pasiphae was the wife of King Midas. Because Midas would not sacrifice his best bull to Poseidon, the god punished him by creating a lust in Pasiphae for the bull. This is how the Minotaur was born.
What did Ariadne and Medea have in common?
Ariandne is the daughter of Pasiphae, daughter of Helios. The brother of Pasiphae was Aeetes, son of Helios, whose daughter was Medea.
What is the myth of Pasiphae?
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Who were the minotaurs parents?
The Minotaurs proper name was Asterion, "the starry one,"gifted to him by Pasiphae "All Shining", the immortal daughter of sun-god Helios. She was at the time married to King Minos of Crete; the Cretan bull was sent froth from the sea by Poseidon to be sacrificed, but when Minos did not, Poseidon was angered and caused Pasiphae to be cursed with the desire to couple with it while hidden inside a wooden cow crafted by the artificer Daidalos.
How are ariadne and the minotaur related?
Ariadne was the daughter of king Minos of Crete and queen Pasiphae. The Minotaur was the son of queen Pasiphae and a magnificent white bull. Therefore, Ariadne and the Minotaur were half siblings.
Who is Phaedra s mother?
In Greek myth the mother of Phaedra is Pasiphae.
In greek mythology what was the minotaur?
in Greek mythology, the minotaur was a monster. he had the head of a bull and the body of a man. but he was in a labyrinth and every 7 years, he would need to be fed human flesh. i guess you could say he was a half-bull half-man monster thing. but he was also the son of the queen of Crete, Pasiphae (i think that's how you spell it) and a bull a god made her fall in love with. it was not Minos's son, it was the bull's and Pasiphae's. Some myths say that it was Minos's son and he cursed his own son, but either way the Minotaur IS a head of a bull, body of a man
Is the minotaur one of Hades creations?
No, the minotaur is the son of Pasiphae and a white bull.
