Europa
Europa was the consort of Zeus and mother of Minos. She was also the wife of Asterius, the king of Crete.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Greek mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Acacallis, Androgeus, Phaedra, Xenodice, Catreus, Oenopion, Staphylus, Thoas, Peparethus, Eurymedon, Phliasus, Ceramus, Maron, Euanthes, Latramys, Tauropolis, Aphrodite Pandemos, Dark Goddess, Grain Goddess, Asia, Idyia, Plouto, Ephyra, Helios, Dionysus, Minotaur, Pasiphaë, Glaucus, Perse, Ariadne, Crete, Deucalion, Ares, Aphrodite, Hera, Athena, Hephaestus, Electra, Concordia, Harmonia, Hades, Demeter, Persephone, Great Mother, Oceanid, Nereids, Metis, Tyche, Rhodos
- parent of
- Minos
- sibling of
- Cadmus
Mentioned by
- Helios
- Dionysus
- Minotaur
- Pasiphaë
- Glaucus
- Perse
- Ariadne
- Crete
- Deucalion
- Ares
- Aphrodite
- Hera
- Athena
- Hephaestus
- Electra
- Concordia
and 10 more
Sources
Source passages
“son of Zeus and Europa, and of Pasiphaë, Minos's queen and daughter of Helios and Perse. Others denominated her mother Crete, daughter of Asterius, the king of Crete and husband of Europa.”
#27686 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Other traditions claim that the necklace and peplos were instead gifted by Athena, Aphrodite, or Cadmus's sister Europa, who had received them as a gift from Zeus.”
#28580 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Latro then meets Europa, who was depicted on the figurehead and sails of Hyperides’ ship. Because he admired her, she promises to speak to the Great Mother on his behalf.”
#43192 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Others appear to be geographical eponyms, such as Europa, Asia, Ephyra (Corinth), and Rhodos (Rhodes).”
#43472 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001