

Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
(astronomy) a small outer satellite of the planet Jupiter

wife of Minos, mother of Phaedra and Ariadne, from Latin, from Greek Pasiphae, from pasiphaes “shining for all,” from pasi “for all,” dative plural of pas, pan “all” (see pan-) + phaos “light” (see fantasy).


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