Pāsĭphăē

and , , = Πασιφάη (the All-shining)

daughter of Helios; sister of Circe; wife of Minos •

daughter of Helios, sister of Circe, wife of Minos, and mother of Androgeus, Phœdra, and Ariadne, and also of the Minotaur by a beautiful bull, which Venus, out of hatred, had inspired her with a passion for, Ov. A. A. 1, 295; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48; id. Div. 1, 43, 96; Serv. Verg. A. 6, 14; Hyg. Fab. 40: Pasiphaen nivei solatur amore juvenci, Verg. E. 6, 46: Pasiphaae fano, Cic. Div. l. l.: Pasiphaes gener, i.e. Theseus, Ov. Ib. 90.— Hence,

Pasiphœan; Phœdra

Pāsĭphăēïus, a, um, adj., Pasiphœan.—In the fem. subst.: Pāsĭ-phaēïa, Phœdra, Ov. M. 15, 500.

Perseus ID: n34019 Key: Pasiphae