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In Greek mythology, Pasiphaë (/ p ə ˈ s ɪ f i iː /; [1] Ancient Greek: Πασιφάη, romanized: Pāsipháē, lit. 'wide-shining', derived from πᾶσι (dative plural) "for all" and φάος/φῶς phaos/phos "light") [2] was a queen of Crete, and was often referred to as goddess of witchcraft and sorcery.
Daedalus escapes (iuvat evasisse) by Johann Christoph Sysang (1703–1757) In the story of the Labyrinth as told by the Hellenes, the Athenian hero Theseus is challenged to kill the Minotaur, finding his way back out with the help of Ariadne's thread. It is Daedalus himself who gives Ariadne the clue as to how to escape the labyrinth. [34]
Pliny the Elder's Natural History (36.90) lists the legendary Smilis, reputed to be a contemporary of Daedalus, together with the historical mid-sixth-century BC architects and sculptors Rhoikos and Theodoros as two of the makers of the Lemnian labyrinth, which Andrew Stewart [33] regards as "evidently a misunderstanding of the Samian temple's ...
In Greek and Roman mythology, Iapyx (from Greek Ἰάπυξ, gen.:Ἰάπυγος), Iapux or Iapis was a favorite of Apollo.The god wanted to confer upon him the gift of prophecy, the lyre, etc.; but Iapyx, wishing to prolong the life of his father, preferred the more tranquil art of healing to all the others.
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The mythological scene, Daedalus and Pasiphae is located on the north wall of the same triclinium where the Punishment of Ixion is depicted. This scene depicts King Minos's wife, Pasiphae , and the craftsman Daedalus , whom Pasiphae ordered to construct a cow so she could sleep with her husbands treasured bull.
Ancient drachma from Larissa, around 420 BC, depicting Heracles with the Cretan Bull.Now in the Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, Switzerland. Minos was king in Crete.In order to confirm his right to rule, rather than any of his brothers, he prayed Poseidon send him a snow-white bull as a sign.
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