Europa (mythology)
Disambiguation
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In Greek mythology, Europa (/jʊəˈroʊpə, jə-/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρώπη, romanized: Eurṓpē; Attic Greek pronunciation: [eu̯.rɔ̌ː.pɛː]) or Europe is the name of the following figures:
- Europa, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus[1] and his sister-spouse Tethys.[2][3] In some accounts, her mother was called Parthenope and her sister was Thrace.[4] Europa was the mother of Dodonaeus (Dodon) by Zeus.[1][5]
- Europa, second wife of Phoroneus and mother of Niobe.[6]
- Europa, a Phoenician princess from whom the name of the continent Europe was taken. She was the lover of Zeus.[7]
- Europe, a queen in her country and one of the many consorts of Danaus, king of Libya. She conceived four of the Danaïdes namely: Amymone, Automate, Agave and Scaea. These women wed and slayed their cousin-husbands, sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt and Argyphia during their wedding night.[8] According to Hippostratus, Europe was the daughter of the river-god Nilus and begotten all the 50 daughters of Danaus.[9] In some accounts, the later married Melia, daughter of his uncle Agenor, king of Tyre.[10]
- Europa, daughter of the giant Tityos. She bore, beside the banks of the Cephisus, a son Euphemus to the god Poseidon.[11][12]
- Europe, an Athenian maiden who was the daughter of Laodicus. She was sent by her people to Crete. as one of the sacrificial victims of Minotaur.[13]
- Europe, a surname of Demeter.[14]
