Europa (consort of Zeus)
| Europa | |
|---|---|
| Abode | Crete |
| Genealogy | |
| Born | |
| Parents | Agenor with either Telephassa or Argiope; alternatively Phoenix and Perimede |
| Siblings | Cadmus, Cilix, Phoenix |
| Consort | Asterion, Zeus |
| Children | Minos, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Crete, Alagonia, Carnus |
In Greek mythology, Europa (/jʊəˈroʊpə, jə-/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρώπη, Eurṓpē, Attic Greek pronunciation: [eu̯.rɔ̌ː.pɛː]) was a Phoenician princess from Tyre and the mother of King Minos of Crete. The story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a bull was a Cretan story.
An early reference to Europa is in a fragment of the Hesiodic Catalogue of Women, discovered at Oxyrhynchus. The earliest vase-painting securely identifiable as Europa dates from the mid-7th century BC.