Europa (consort of Zeus)
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title:
Europa (consort of Zeus)
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In Greek mythology, Europa was a Phoenician princess from Tyre and the mother of King Minos of Crete. The continent of Europe is named after her. The story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a bull was a Cretan story; as classicist Károly Kerényi points out, "most of the love-stories concerning Zeus originated from more ancient tales describing his marriages with goddesses. This can especially be said of the story of Europa." Europa's earliest literary reference is in the Iliad, which is co
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Greek mythology character, daughter of Agenor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(consort_of_Zeus)
date created:
2002-04-02T19:18:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T06:43:16Z
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