Pastpiiae

(Πασιφάη).

1. A daughter of Helios and Perseis, and a sister of Circe and Aeetes, was the wife of Milnos, by whom shle was the mother of Androgeos, Catreus, Deucalion, Glaucus, Minotaurus, Acalle, Xenodice, Ariadne, and Phaedra. (A pollon. Rhod. 3.999, &c.; Apollod. 1.9.1, 3.1.2; Ov. Met. 15.501 ; Cic. De Nat. Dcor. 3.19; Paus. 5.25.9.)

2. An oracular goddess at Thalamae in Laconia, was believed to be a daughter of Atlas, or to be the same as Cassanidra or Dlaphlie, the daughter of Amnvclas. People used to sleep in her temple for the purpose of receiving revelations in dreams. (Plnt. Agis, 9; Cie. De Dir. 1.43.) [L.S]