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Pasiphaë
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Pasiphaë, in astronomy

Pasiphaë (pəsĭf`əē'), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter Amalthea (diameter: 117 mi/189 km), a small, elongated satellite discovered (1892) by Edward Barnard , probably results from a coating of sulfur particles ejected from Io.

Metis (diameter: 25 mi/40 km),

Adrastea (diameter: 12 mi/20 km), and


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Pasiphaë, in Greek mythology

Pasiphaë, in Greek mythology: see Minos Minos (mī`nŏs, –nəs), in Greek mythology, king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa .
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Pasiphaë
positioned inside hollow cow, consummates lust for bull. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 234; Gk. Lit.: Imagines 1:16]
See : Bestiality


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