Inhoudsopgave
Met wie trouwen De zonen van Zeus en Europa?
Europa krijgt drie zonen met Zeus. Uiteindelijk trouwt Europa met Asterion, de koning van Kreta. Haar familie is altijd naar haar blijven zoeken, maar ze hebben haar nooit terug kunnen vinden. Europa en de witte stier is een geliefd thema in de schilderkunst.
Wat hebben Zeus en Europa met elkaar te maken?
In de oude Griekse mythologie, was Europa een Fenicische prinses die door Zeus, in de gedaante van een hemelstier, werd ontvoerd en naar het eiland Kreta werd meegenomen, waar zij haar zoon Minos baarde. Voor Homerus was Europa (Grieks: Ευρώπη) een mythologische koningin van Kreta, maar geen geografische benaming.
How did Zeus get on Europa’s back?
He transformed himself into a tame white bull and mixed in with her father’s herds. While Europa and her helpers were gathering flowers, she saw the bull, caressed his flanks, and eventually got onto his back. Zeus took that opportunity and ran to the sea and swam, with her on his back, to the island of Crete.
How many children did Zeus have with Europa?
Zeus kept Europa on Crete for many years. They eventually had three sons together, Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon. As was common in his affairs, Zeus eventually lost interest in the Phoenician princess. After their sons were born he arranged for her to be married to the king of Crete, Asterion.
Who is Europa in Greek mythology?
The sea god also features more prominently in other stories of Crete than Zeus, particularly in connection to the island’s bull myths. The story of Europa may, therefore, have once been one of an Eastern princess who was abducted by Poseidon to become the mother of the nation’s kings.
How did Zeus turn into a bull?
The Dictionary of Classical Mythology explains that Zeus was enamoured of Europa and decided to seduce or rape her, the two being near-equivalent in Greek myth. He transformed himself into a tame white bull and mixed in with her father’s herds.