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👤 Pasiphae (Cretan)

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PALP r6-i9-p2-space-2)</span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;11352_11316753&quot;,&quot;11354_11312595&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;11409_11328644&quot;,&quot;6580_11316362&quot;]"><span class="a type-11352" data-type_id="11352" data-object_id="11316753" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11352_11316753">🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vettii VI 15, 1, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p1-space-p)</span></span></div>
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    wife of Minos, mother of Minotaur
    Gender
    Female
    Daughter of
    👤 Helios personification of the sun👤 Perseis (Oceanid) Oceanid, wife of Helios👤 Crete (d. of Asterios) daughter of Asterios
    Mother of
    👤 Catreus (eponym) eponym of Catreus in Crete👤 Deucalion (Cretan) son of Minos, Argonaut, Calydonian boar hunter👤 Glaucos (Cretan) son of Minos👤 Androgeos son of Minos👤 Acacallis daughter of Minos, lover of Apollo👤 Xenodice (Cretan) daughter of Minos👤 Ariadne daughter of Minos👤 Phaidra daughter of Minos, wife of Theseus👤 the Minotaur killed by Theseus
    Wife of
    👤 Minos (Cretan I) king of Crete, father of Ariadne and Pasiphae
    Has children with
    👤 Minos (Cretan I) king of Crete, father of Ariadne and Pasiphae👤 the Bull of Poseidon sent to Minos on Crete👤 Tauros (rat. Bull of Poseidon) rationalized form of the Bull of Poseidon, father of the Minotaur
    Related entities
    👤 Aietes king of Colchis👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus👤 Helios personification of the sun👤 Perseis (Oceanid) Oceanid, wife of Helios👤 Minos (Cretan I) king of Crete, father of Ariadne and Pasiphae👤 Acacallis daughter of Minos, lover of Apollo👤 Androgeos son of Minos👤 Ariadne daughter of Minos👤 Catreus (eponym) eponym of Catreus in Crete👤 Deucalion (Cretan) son of Minos, Argonaut, Calydonian boar hunter👤 Glaucos (Cretan) son of Minos👤 Phaidra daughter of Minos, wife of Theseus👤 Xenodice (Cretan) daughter of Minos👤 Daidalos Athenian inventor & architect, builder of the Labyrinth👤 Poseidon Olympian god🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean👤 the Minotaur killed by Theseus👤 the Bull of Poseidon sent to Minos on Crete🏺 the Replica Cow used by Pasiphae to have sex with a bull👤 Cephalos (h. of Procris) Phocian or Athenian husband of Procris, abducted by Eos🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Procris (hunter) daughter of Erechtheus👤 Tauros (rat. Minotaur) rationalized form of Minotaur, Cretan general of Minos👤 Tauros (rat. Bull of Poseidon) rationalized form of the Bull of Poseidon, father of the Minotaur🌍 Knossos (Crete) city in Crete👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👥 the Charites personifications of grace, sometimes singular ('Charis')👤 the Cretan Bull Heracles' seventh Labor👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Crete (d. of Asterios) daughter of Asterios👤 Icaros son of Daidalos🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy🌍 Icaria (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Mount Dicte (Crete) mountain on Crete associated with the birth of Zeus and Dictynna🌍 Gortyna (Crete) city in Crete👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own children👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Epithymia personification of desire🏺 the Wings of Icaros used by Icaros in his attempt to escape Crete👤 Idomeneus (Cretan) son of Deucalion, leader of the Cretan contingent at Troy
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.1.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.1.3-3.1.4📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.8📖 Pausanias 5.25.8-5.25.10📖 Plutarch, Theseus 19.2-19.3📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 307-352📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 93 Most📖 Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 7📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 2📖 Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 17📖 Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 26📖 Exerpta Vaticana 7📖 Lucian, Astrology 16📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 300-315📖 Lucian, Lucius, or the Ass 51📖 Pindar fr. 52d Snell-Maehler📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 2.145📖 Diodoros, Library 4.13.4📖 Diodoros, Library 4.60.1-4.60.5📖 Diodoros, Library 4.77.1-4.77.9📖 Pomponius Mela 2.112📖 Lucian, The Dance 49📖 Vergil, Eclogues 6📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 801-819📖 Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 2📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.1-8.151📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.152-8.182📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 41📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.666-9.797📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.479-15.530📖 Ovid, Heroides 4📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.1.4📖 Ovid, Heroides 10
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusEuripides, HippolytosHesiod, EhoiaiHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesBacchylides, Dithyrambs Exerpta VaticanaLucian, AstrologyCallimachus, Hymn to DelosLucian, Lucius, or the AssPindarD-Scholia, IliadDiodoros, LibraryPomponius MelaLucian, The DanceVergil, EcloguesLycophron, AlexandraPs-Lucian, Affairs of the HeartOvid, MetamorphosesAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesOvid, Heroides
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Philochoros of Athens FGrHist 328 fr. 17a📖 Philostephanos FHG fr. 36 = FGrHist 1751 fr. 22📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 43 Harder
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Red-Figure Oinochoe attributed to the Herakles Painter (JECM GV82; Beazley 5807; LIMC Pasiphae 32)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling V 2, 10, Pompeii (PALP r5-i2-p10-space-n)🎨 Wall Paintings from House of Menander / Casa del Menandro I 10, 4, Pompeii (PALP r1-i10-p4-space-46)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa degli Scienziati VI 14, 43, Pompeii (PALP r6-i14-p43-space-11)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Polibio IX 13, 1-3, Pompeii (PALP r9-i13-p1-space-aa)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Caccia Antica VII 4, 48, Pompeii (MANN 8979, 9048; PALP r7-i4-p48-space-10)🎨 Wall Painting from Bicentennial House, Herculaneum (LIMC Pasiphae 5)🎨 Sardonyx Cameo from Pompeii (MANN 25838; LIMC Artemis 1446)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Meleagro VI 9, 2.13, Pompeii (MANN 8898, 9528, 9543; PALP r6-i9-p2-space-2)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vettii VI 15, 1, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p1-space-p)
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