Pasiphae

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In Greek mythology, Pasiphae was the wife of King Minos of Crete and the mother of the Minotaur. She was the daughter of Helios, the sun god. Poseidon, the god of the sea, sent a magnificent white bull to Minos for sacrifice. However, Minos kept the bull, and Poseidon, in retaliation, caused Pasiphae to fall in love with it. From this union, the Minotaur was born, a creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull. The Minotaur was confined to the Labyrinth, a complex maze designed by Daedalus.123

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Minotaur
It was the offspring of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a snow-white bull sent to Minos by the god Poseidon for sacrifice. Minos, instead of sacrificing it, kept it alive; Poseidon as a punishment made Pasiphae fall in love with it. Her child by the bull was shut up…
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It was the offspring of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a snow-white bull sent to Minos by the god Poseidon for sacrifice. Minos, instead of sacrificing it, kept it alive; Poseidon as a punishment made Pasiphae fall in love with it. Her child by the bull was shut up…
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Daedalus
…of Minos and his wife, Pasiphae, and he quickly became embroiled in another messy situation. Because Minos had kept a white bull given him by Poseidon (god of the sea) for the purpose of sacrifice, Poseidon had caused Pasiphae to physically desire the bull. She asked Daedalus to fashion a…
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…of Minos and his wife, Pasiphae, and he quickly became embroiled in another messy situation. Because Minos had kept a white bull given him by Poseidon (god of the sea) for the purpose of sacrifice, Poseidon had caused Pasiphae to physically desire the bull. She asked Daedalus to fashion a…
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Circe
Family and powers
…other two being her sister Pasiphae, who was the wife of King Minos and mother of Ariadne and the Minotaur, and her niece Medea, who was the daughter of Circe’s brother Aeëtes, king of Colchis. Of the three women, Circe was regarded as the most powerful and as the goddess…
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…other two being her sister Pasiphae, who was the wife of King Minos and mother of Ariadne and the Minotaur, and her niece Medea, who was the daughter of Circe’s brother Aeëtes, king of Colchis. Of the three women, Circe was regarded as the most powerful and as the goddess…
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