How did Europe get it's name? Was the name from Europe or was it from another country or civilization...? Some say Europe got it's name from outsideers, is this true?
2006-12-21 08:27:45 · 2 answers · asked by SmoOv 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Barbarians I mean outsiders, historians used this, so did ancient Greeks and Romans...
2006-12-21 09:04:33 · update #1
In Greek mythology, Europa was a Phoenician princess who was abducted by Zeus in bull form and taken to the island of Crete, where she gave birth to Minos. For Homer, Europe (Greek: Εὐρώπη Eurṓpē; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was a mythological queen of Crete, not a geographical designation. Later Europa stood for mainland Greece, and by 500 BC its meaning had been extended to lands to the north.
2006-12-21 08:31:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
From the Greek mythology. Europa was a Phoenician woman in Greek mythology from whom the name of the continent Europe has ultimately been taken.
If you go to search and put your question: "Europa in Greek mythology," you'll get the whole story on the beautiful Europa.
2006-12-21 16:38:20 · answer #2 · answered by markos m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋