Europa (meethologie)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Europa | |
---|---|
![]() Europa an the bull depictit bi Jean-François de Troy (1716) | |
Abode | Crete |
Personal Information | |
Childer | Minos, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon/ Crete |
Parents | Agenor an Telephassa or Phoenix an Perimede |
Siblins | Cadmus, Cilix, Phoenix |
In Greek meethology, Europa (Greek: Εὐρώπη Eurṓpē) wis the mither o Keeng Minos o Crete, a woman wi Phoenician origin o heich lineage,[1] an for whom the continent Europe wis named.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary (online ed.). headword "Europe": Oxford University Press. Retrieved 18 May 2012.