Meriones (mythology)
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Meriones was the Cretan son of Molus and Melphis or Euippe in Greek mythology. Molus was a half-brother of Idomeneus. Like other heroes of mythology, Meriones was said to be a descendant of gods: as a
Menelaus and Meriones lift the body of Patroclus (Etruscan urn, 2nd century BC)
Pasiphaë
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In Greek mythology, Pasiphaë was the daughter of Helios, queen of Crete, and mother of the Minotaur. After her husband Minos failed to sacrifice the Cretan Bull to Poseidon as promised, the god cursed
Meriones (mythology)
…mythology, Meriones was said to be a descendant of gods: as a grandson of Deucalion (son of Minos), Meriones had as ancestors Zeus, Europa, Helios, and Pasiphae, the sister of Circe. Meriones inherited from his father the helmet of Amyntor, which Autolycus had stolen, and which he later gave to Odysseus. Meriones…
Pasiphaë nursing the infant Minotaur, red-figure kylix found at Etruscan Vulci, 4th century BC
Daedalus presents the artificial cow to Pasiphaë: Roman fresco in the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, 1st century CE.
Pasiphaë sits on a throne, a Roman mosaic from Zeugma Mosaic Museum
Pasiphae entering the hollow cow by Giulio Romano (15th century)