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⭐ Core Definition: Europa (Greek myth)

In Greek mythology, Europa (/jʊəˈroʊpə, jə-/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρώπη Eurṓpē, Attic Greek pronunciation: [eu̯.rɔ̌ː.pɛː]) or Europe is the name of the following figures:

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Europa (Greek myth) in the context of Phoebe (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Phoebe (/ˈfbi/ FEE-bee; Ancient Greek: Φοίβη, romanizedPhoíbē, lit.'bright, shining') is the name or epithet of the following characters:

Also, Phoebe (crater) on Saturn's small moon Janus is named after Phoebe of Messenia.

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Europa (Greek myth) in the context of Busiris (Greek mythology)

In Greek mythology, Busiris (Ancient Greek: Βούσιρις) was the name shared by two figures:

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Europa (Greek myth) in the context of Polyxo

Polyxo (/pəˈlɪks/; Ancient Greek: Πολυξώ Poluxṓ) is the name of several figures in Greek mythology:

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Europa (Greek myth) in the context of Carnus

In Greek mythology, Carnus (also spelled Carneus and Carneius) (Ancient Greek: Κάρνος) was a seer from Acarnania, who was instructed in the art of divination by Apollo. According to the poet Praxilla, he was a son of Europa, who was brought up by Apollo and Leto. Alternatively, he was Apollo's lover and friend in some accounts.

Carnus accompanied the Heracleidae, and was killed by Hippotes with a spear for giving obscure prophecies. Apollo then struck the Dorians with plague; having consulted an oracle, they banished Hippotes from their camp and established a cult of Apollo Carneius with the institution of the Carneia to propitiate the god.

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Europa (Greek myth) in the context of Pieria (Greek mythology)

In Greek mythology, Pieria (/ˌpˈɪəriə/; Ancient Greek: Πιερία) was one of the multiple wives of King Danaus of Libya. By the latter, she bore six princesses: Actaea, Podarce, Dioxippe, Adite, Ocypete and Pylarge. These Danaides married their cousins, sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt and Gorgo. Later on, these women slayed their husbands on their first wedding night under the command of their father. The legendary punishment for them was to try to fill up a hollow tank in Tartarus.

According to Hippostratus, Danaus had all of his progeny by a single woman, Europe, daughter of the river-god Nilus. In some accounts, he married his cousin Melia, daughter of Agenor, king of Tyre.

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Europa (Greek myth) in the context of Elephantis (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Elephantis (Ancient Greek: Ἐλεφαντίδος) was one of the multiple women of Danaus, king of Libya. She became the mother of two Danaides: Hypermnestra and Gorgophone. The latter married and murdered her husband Proteus during their wedding night while Hypermnestra spared the life of her spouse Lynceus. These couples then started a new line of the Argive dynasty and became the ancestors of Acrisius, Danae, Perseus, Heracles, etc.

According to Hippostratus, Danaus had all his progeny begotten by Europa, the daughter of the river-god Nilus. In some accounts, he married Melia, daughter of his uncle Agenor, king of Tyre.

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Europa (Greek myth) in the context of Memphis (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Memphis (Ancient Greek: Μέμφις) was the female eponym of Memphis in Egypt. The name was attributed to several distinct characters, namely:

  • Memphis, daughter of Nilus and wife of Epaphus.
  • Memphis, one of the many consorts of King Danaus of Libya and mother by him of the three Danaïdes: Chrysippe, Sthenele and Cleite. These daughters wed and slayed their cousin-husbands, sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt and Tyria during their wedding night. According to Hippostratus, Danaus had all of his progeny by a single woman, Europe, daughter of the river-god Nilus. In some accounts, he married his cousin Melia, daughter of Agenor, king of Tyre.
  • Memphis, daughter of the Egyptian king Uchoreus, who was said to have founded the city and named it after her, and mother by Neilus of Aegyptus, the eponym of Egypt (apparently distinct from Aegyptus, brother of Danaus).
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Europa (Greek myth) in the context of Crino

In Greek mythology, the name Crino (/ˈkrn/; Ancient Greek: Κρινώ means "white lily") may refer to:

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Europa (Greek myth) in the context of Lycus (mythology)

Lycus (/ˈlkəs/ LY-kəs; Ancient Greek: Λύκος, romanizedLúkos, lit.'wolf') is the name of multiple people in Greek mythology:

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