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Pasiphae, in Greek mythology, falls in love with a majestic bull. This unnatural desire is the result of a curse from the god Poseidon, leading her to conceive the Minotaur, a creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull. Her tragic love story highlights the themes of desire and the consequences of divine retribution.

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Who cursed pasiphae and why?

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.


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 has cupid made fall in love?

Cupid is a mythical creature and does not make anyone fall in love.


Who is Pasiphae's father?

Pasiphae's father is Heilos the god of sun.


Who made pasiphae fall in love with a bull which resulted in the birth of the minotaur?

I don't see why you can't just look this up using either google or a mythology site.... Anyway, it's poseidon. I didn't even know that till I looked it up!


Who was Ariadne mom?

Pasiphae.


What did Venus tell her son Cupid to do to Psyche?

Venus told Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with the most despicable and vile creature in the world.


Did cupid listen to aphrodite when she told him to make Psyche fall in love with the most despicable and vile creature in the world?

Cupid, being love, can be both kind and cruel. Think about having love and loosing it. It is likely a truth.


What sort of animal is a monitor?

If you mean a Minotaur, it was a mythical monster that was half bull and half human. Minos, the king of Crete, had offended the god, Poseidon so Poseidon decided to get even. He had Minos' wife, Pasiphae fall madly in love with and mate with a bull. The Minotaur was the offspring.


Who asked aphrodite to make king minos's wife fall in love with a bull?

In Greek mythology, it was King Minos himself who asked the sea god Poseidon to send him a magnificent bull as a sign of his kingship. However, when Minos failed to sacrifice the bull to Poseidon, the god became enraged and asked Aphrodite to make Minos's wife, Pasiphae, fall in love with the bull. This unnatural union resulted in the birth of the Minotaur.


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.