Pasiphaë

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Pasiphae [ pasifaɛ ː ] ( ancient Greek Πασιφάη, " which shines for all " ) was the daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid Perse, also sister of Circe, Perses, Aeetes and Aloeus. She was wife of King Minos of Crete, with whom she had eight children: Akakallis, Androgeos, Ariadne, Deucalion, Glaucus, Catreus, Phaedra and Xenodike.

As punishment that her husband Minos created a bull of Poseidon not sacrificed because of its exceptionally beautiful shape, but had related to finishing his flock, Poseidon Pasiphae was in love at that Cretan bull flare. In order to unite with him, she let Daedalus make a hollow wooden cow in which she could crawl. From this union came the Minotaur.

Knew Pasiphae, as well as her niece Medea, manufacture of magical herbs potions. To ensure that Minos kept her marital fidelity, she took him with a spell that Minos every time he attended another, let ejaculate snakes, scorpions and centipedes. In this way, Minos killed several of his concubines. The only one who could operate with impunity Minos, Procris, daughter of Erechtheus was; they had previously prepared with the essence of a medicinal plant against the poison of the animals. In another version Prokris healed the Cretan king from his suffering and received an infallible spear and a quick, immortal dog as a gift.

The Jupiter moon Pasiphae is named after her.