Pasiphae

Pasiphae

(pa-sif -ah-ee) A small satellite of Jupiter, discovered in 1908 by the British astronomer Philibert Melotte. See Jupiter's satellites; Table 2, backmatter.

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Pasiphae

[pə′sif·ə‚ē]

(astronomy)

A small satellite of Jupiter with a diameter of about 35 miles (56 kilometers), orbiting with retrograde motion at a mean distance of about 1.46 × 10⁷ miles (2.35 × 10⁷ kilometers). Also known as Jupiter VIII.

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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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