Europa

Family: mortal · Role: daughter of Agenor · First appears: Fable 29

In fable 29, Jupiter took the shape of a bull and carried Europa on his back to Crete. In fable 30, Agenor sent her brother Cadmus to search for her and bring his sister back.

Later, fable 55 depicts Europa as deceived by the bull’s form. She was the mother of Dodone and Minos; in fable 70, Jupiter is described as having been inflamed with love for her.

Relationship record

Life events

• Jupiter assumes the shape of a bull and carries Europa away to the isle of Crete.(Fable29 · 📍 isle of Crete)
  • With: Jupiter
  • “Jupiter assumes the shape of a Bull, and carrying off Europa, swims with her on his back to the isle of Crete.”
• Jupiter carries Europa away.(Fable30)
  • With: Jupiter
  • “Jupiter, having carried away Europa”

Fable 29

• parent: Agenor (Europa is identified as Agenor's daughter.) “The daughter of Agenor is surprised that he is so beautiful, and that he threatens no attack; but although so gentle, she is at first afraid to touch him.”
• with Jupiter (Jupiter abducts Europa while disguised as a bull.) “Jupiter assumes the shape of a Bull, and carrying off Europa, swims with her on his back to the isle of Crete.”

Fable 30

• with Jupiter (Jupiter abducts Europa.) “Jupiter, having carried away Europa”
• parent: Agenor (Agenor is identified as Europa's father.) “Jupiter, having carried away Europa, her father, Agenor, commands his son Cadmus”
• siblings with Cadmus (Europa is identified as Cadmus's sister.) “commands his son Cadmus to go immediately in search of her, and either to bring back his sister with him”

Fable 55

• admirer: Jupiter “The Mæonian Nymph delineates Europa, deceived by the form of the bull;”

Fable 67

• child: Dodone “Dodone, the daughter of Jupiter and Europa.”

Fable 70

• child: Minos “Before the rest, she had observed the face of the chieftain, the son of Europa; even better than was enough for merely knowing him.”
• courtship with Jupiter “If, most beauteous of beings, she who bore thee, was such as thou art thyself, with reason was the God {Jupiter} inflamed with {love for} her.”
• admirer: Jupiter “If, most beauteous of beings, she who bore thee, was such as thou art thyself, with reason was the God {Jupiter} inflamed with {love for} her.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Metamorphoses of Ovid. Made with Rho MD.