Heroine
Europa
Εὐρώπη
Overview
Phoenician princess carried to Crete by Zeus in the form of a bull.
Generation
Heroic Age
Parents
Children
Theban Cycle
The House of Cadmus
Europa belongs to the mythological family surrounding the foundation of Thebes, the Spartoi and the later conflict between Pentheus and Dionysus.
Explore the House of Cadmus →Beyond Antiquity
Modern Legacy
Europa still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.
Europa
Today: One of Jupiter's four large Galilean moons.
Named after Europa, the princess carried away by Zeus in the form of a bull.
Explore Europa in astronomy →Related Myths
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Europa and Zeus
Princess carried to Crete -
The Search for Europa
Missing princess whose abduction begins the search -
Minos and Sarpedon
Mother of the Cretan brothers -
Rhadamanthys and the Underworld
Mother of Rhadamanthys