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title: Mosaic of Daedalus, Icarus, and Pasiphaë from Zeugma
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16864/mosaic-of-daedalus-icarus-and-pasiphae-from-zeugma/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-07-11
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# Mosaic of Daedalus, Icarus, and Pasiphaë from Zeugma

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Mosaic of Daedalus, Icarus, and Pasiphaë from Zeugma](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16864.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16864.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) of [Daedalus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Daedalus/), Icarus, and [Pasiphaë](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pasiphae/) from Zeugma depicts the wife of King Minos of [Crete](https://www.worldhistory.org/crete/) Pasiphaë (ΦACIΦAH), an unidentified maiden, and her nanny Trophos (TPOΦOC) watching as Daedalus (ΔΕɅɅΟC) and his son Icarus (ΕIKAPOC) make a wooden effigy of a cow. Dated to the end of the 2nd century CE.

Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2023, January 17). Mosaic of Daedalus, Icarus, and Pasiphaë from Zeugma. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16864/mosaic-of-daedalus-icarus-and-pasiphae-from-zeugma/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic of Daedalus, Icarus, and Pasiphaë from Zeugma." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 17, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16864/mosaic-of-daedalus-icarus-and-pasiphae-from-zeugma/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic of Daedalus, Icarus, and Pasiphaë from Zeugma." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Jan 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16864/mosaic-of-daedalus-icarus-and-pasiphae-from-zeugma/>.

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