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
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)
Circe
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In Greek mythology, Circe is a witch and goddess. In most accounts, Circe is described as a daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid Perse. Circe was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions a
Pasiphaë
…him to ejaculate serpents, scorpions, and centipedes whenever he lay with another woman, killing them. However, Procris, after consuming a protective circean herb, lay with Minos with impunity. In another version, this unexplained disease that tormented Minos killed all his concubines and prevented him and Pasiphaë…
Statuette of Circe and pigs from the Sperlonga sculptures, 2nd–3rd century CE
Circe and Scylla in John William Waterhouse's Circe Invidiosa (1892)
Frederick S. Church's Circe (1910)
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses by John William Waterhouse, 1891