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Europa
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Phoenician character in Greek mythology, daughter of Agenor
Europa was a figure in Greek mythology, a Phoenician princess and daughter of Agenor who became significant in ancient stories. Her name was later used for the European continent, making her an important figure in how the ancient Greeks understood and named the geography and peoples around them.
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- New International Encyclopedia
- unmarried partner
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In Greek mythology, Europa (/jʊəˈroʊpə, jə-/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρώπη, romanized: Eurṓpē; Attic Greek pronunciation: [eu̯.rɔ̌ː.pɛː]) was a Phoenician princess said to have been abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull. She was the mother of the Cretan king Minos.
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.
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