abduction of Europa
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The abduction of Europa is a mythological episode from Greek legend in which the god Zeus, disguised as a bull, carries off the Phoenician princess Europa across the sea to Crete.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological episode
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myth ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Crete
NERFINISHED
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Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | constellation Taurus ⓘ |
| commonlyDepictedIn |
Baroque painting
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Greek vase painting ⓘ Renaissance painting ⓘ Roman wall painting ⓘ |
| earliestSourcesInclude |
Hesiod
NERFINISHED
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Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endsIn | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDisguiseAs | bull GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainMortal | Europa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotifIndex | ATU 400 (The Man on a Quest for the Lost Wife) – related type ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Europa becomes queen of Crete
ⓘ
union of Zeus and Europa ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross‑sea journey
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divine abduction ⓘ erotic pursuit ⓘ metamorphosis ⓘ |
| iconographicMotif |
Europa seated on bull
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bull swimming across sea ⓘ |
| influenced |
European art
ⓘ
European iconography ⓘ European literature ⓘ |
| involvesAbductionOf | Europa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesDeityDisguisedAs | bull ⓘ |
| involvesSeaVoyage | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestAccounts | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterSourcesInclude |
Apollodorus
NERFINISHED
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Moschus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
birth of Minos
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birth of Rhadamanthys ⓘ birth of Sarpedon ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Cretan cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesInCulture |
Ancient Greek mythology
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Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
myth of Minos
ⓘ
myth of the Cretan dynasty ⓘ |
| startsIn | Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicallyAssociatedWith | origin of the name Europe ⓘ |
| victim | Europa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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