(Κρήτη), a daughter of Asterion, and wife of Minos. According to others, she was the mother of Pasiphae by Helios. (Apollod. iii . 1.2; Diod. 4.60.) There are two other mythical personages of this name. (Apollod. 3.3.1 ; Diod. 3.71.)
[L.S]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890