Definitions

1. proper noun

In Greek mythology, the wife of King Minos of Crete and the mother of the Minotaur.

“The story of Pasiphae and the Minotaur is a famous mythological tale from ancient Greece.”

2. noun

A genus of large moths in the family Erebidae, native to the tropical regions of Central and South America.

“The Pasiphae moth is a striking example of the diversity of insects found in the tropical rainforests of South America.”