The Abduction of Europa 1550 Jean Cousin ( Son ) 1552 - 1594 France French ( In Greek mythology Europa was the mother of King Minos of Crete, a woman with Phoenician origin of high lineage,and for whom the continent Europe was named )

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In Greek mythology Europa was the mother of King Minos of Crete, a woman with Phoenician origin of high lineage,and for whom the continent Europe was named. The story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a white bull was a Cretan story; as Kerényi points out "most of the love-stories concerning Zeus originated from more ancient tales describing his marriages with goddesses. This can especially be said of the story of Europa"

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