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Pasiphae fieri gaudebat adultera tauri—"Pasiphaë took pleasure in becoming an adulteress with a bull." [42] Pasiphaë is often included on lists among women ruled by lust; other women include Phaedra, Byblis, Myrrha, Scylla and Semiramis. Scholars see her as a personified sin of bestiality. [43]
The Pasiphae group is a group of retrograde irregular satellites of Jupiter that follow similar orbits to Pasiphae and are thought to have a common origin. Their semi-major axes (distances from Jupiter) range between 22.6 and 24.3 million km (similar range as the Carme group ), their inclinations between 141.5° and 157.3°, and their ...
Pasiphae / p ə ˈ s ɪ f eɪ. iː /, formerly spelled Pasiphaë, [9] is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered in 1908 by Philibert Jacques Melotte [ 1 ] [ 10 ] and later named after the mythological Pasiphaë , wife of Minos and mother of the Minotaur from Greek legend .
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.
Aoede belongs to the Pasiphae group, irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at distances ranging between 22.8 and 24.1 Gm, and with inclinations ranging between 144.5° and 158.3°. References [ edit ]
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Sinope is believed to belong to the Pasiphae group of retrograde irregular moons. [14] However, given its mean inclination and different colour, Sinope could be also an independent object, captured independently, unrelated to the collision and break-up at the origin of the group. [ 15 ]