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Europa (mythology): This article is not about the daughter of Tityus and mother of Euphemus (by Poseidon), who was also named Europa. Europa and Zeus, on the Greek €2 coin. In Greek mythology there are two primary legends regarding Europa the woman for whom the continent of Europe is named. In one, she is seduced by the god Zeus in the form of a bull who takes her to Crete; in the other, she is kidnapped by Minoans, who also take her to Crete. In every aspect, Europa can not be separated from the sacred bull, which had been worshipped in Europa's homeland, the Levant, nor from the island of Crete.Family-Sources differ in details regarding her family but agree that she is Phoenician, and from a lineage that descended from the heifer Io Most commonly, she is said to be the daughter of the Phoenician King Agenor and Queen Telephassa of Tyre. Other sources, such as the Iliad, claim that she is the daughter of Agenor's son, Phoenix. It is generally agreed that she had two brothers, Cadmus, who brought the alphabet to mainland Greece, and Cilix who gave his name to Cilicia in Asia Minor. After arriving in Crete, Europa had three children: Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon. She married Asterion; and then later, Asterius. According to mythology, her children were fathered by Zeus. Herodotus-According to Herodotus, Europa was kidnapped by Minoans who were seeking to avenge the kidnapping of Io, a princess from Argos. Zeus-Europa and the Bull by Gustave Moreau, c. 1869According to legend, Zeus was enamored of her and decided to seduce or rape her, the two being near-equivalent in Greek myth. He transformed himself into a white bull (or possessed one) and mixed in with her father's herds. While Europa and her female attendants were gathering flowers, she saw the bull and caressed his flanks and eventually got onto its back. Zeus took that chance and ran to the sea and swam, with her on his back, to the island of Crete. He then revealed his true identity and Europa became the f...
Europa (mythology): This article is not about the daughter of Tityus and mother of Euphemus (by Poseidon), who was also named Europa. Europa and Zeus, on the Greek €2 coin. In Greek mythology there are two primary legends regarding Europa the woman for whom the continent of Europe is named. In one, she is seduced by the god Zeus in the form of a bull who takes her to Crete; in the other, she is kidnapped by Minoans, who also take her to Crete. In every aspect, Europa can not be separated from the sacred bull, which had been worshipped in Europa's homeland, the Levant, nor from the island of Crete.Family-Sources differ in details regarding her family but agree that she is Phoenician, and from a lineage that descended from the heifer Io Most commonly, she is said to be the daughter of the Phoenician King Agenor and Queen Telephassa of Tyre. Other sources, such as the Iliad, claim that she is the daughter of Agenor's son, Phoenix. It is generally agreed that she had two brothers, Cadmus, who brought the alphabet to mainland Greece, and Cilix who gave his name to Cilicia in Asia Minor. After arriving in Crete, Europa had three children: Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon. She married Asterion; and then later, Asterius. According to mythology, her children were fathered by Zeus. Herodotus-According to Herodotus, Europa was kidnapped by Minoans who were seeking to avenge the kidnapping of Io, a princess from Argos. Zeus-Europa and the Bull by Gustave Moreau, c. 1869According to legend, Zeus was enamored of her and decided to seduce or rape her, the two being near-equivalent in Greek myth. He transformed himself into a white bull (or possessed one) and mixed in with her father's herds. While Europa and her female attendants were gathering flowers, she saw the bull and caressed his flanks and eventually got onto its back. Zeus took that chance and ran to the sea and swam, with her on his back, to the island of Crete. He then revealed his true identity and Europa became the f...
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