Europa

First appears: The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20

Europa was the daughter of Phoenix, gathering flowers in a meadow when Zeus saw her. He carried her off across the sea to Crete, where she bore his sons Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthys.

Relationship record

Life events

• Zeus carried Europa off and crossed the sea with her to Crete.(The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20 · 📍 Crete)
  • With: Zeus
  • “In this way he deceived Europa, carried her off and crossed the sea to Crete”
• Europa bore Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthys to Zeus.(The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20 · 📍 Crete)
  • With: Zeus Minos Sarpedon Rhadamanthys
  • “There she conceived and bore three sons, Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthys.”

The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20

• parent: Phoenix “Zeus saw Europa the daughter of Phoenix gathering flowers in a meadow with some nymphs”
• courtship with Zeus “when the Father of men and of gods had mated so far off with trim-ankled Europa”
• child: Minos “So she bare sons to the almighty Son of Cronos, glorious leaders of wealthy men—Minos the ruler, and just Rhadamanthys and noble Sarpedon the blameless and strong.”
• child: Rhadamanthys “So she bare sons to the almighty Son of Cronos, glorious leaders of wealthy men—Minos the ruler, and just Rhadamanthys and noble Sarpedon the blameless and strong.”
• child: Sarpedon “So she bare sons to the almighty Son of Cronos, glorious leaders of wealthy men—Minos the ruler, and just Rhadamanthys and noble Sarpedon the blameless and strong.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.