< Pasiphae, daughter of Perseis >

1 Origin

Pasiphae was born in Tauric Chersonese (now Crimea) in 1315 BC.

Pasiphae's mother was Perseis (or Perse).

Pasiphae's father was presumably the son of Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas.

2 Family

Pasiphae married Minos.

Minos and Pasiphae had a son, Catreus.

Minos and Pasiphae had a son, Deucalion.

Minos and Pasiphae had a son, Glaucus.

Minos and Pasiphae had a son, Androgeus.

Minos and Pasiphae had a daughter, Acalle.

Minos and Pasiphae had a daughter, Xenodice.

Minos and Pasiphae had a daughter, Ariadne.

Minos and Pasiphae had a daughter, Phaedra.

3 Others

It is assumed that the following circumstances made the marriage between Pasiphae and Minos possible.

1) Blood relationship

The father of Perseis, mother of Pasiphae, was Asterios, the son of Minos, the son of Europa.

Pasiphae's husband, Minos, was a descendant of Asterios' father, Minos.

In other words, Pasiphae and Minos shared a common ancestor, Minos, the son of Europa.

2) Other

At the time of his marriage to Pasiphae, Minos lived in Dardanus on the Troad.

Dardanus faces the Hellespont, the entrance to the Black Sea, and it is assumed that trade ships with the Tauric Chersonese also traveled there.