This document summarizes the Greek myth of Europa and Zeus. It describes how Zeus saw the beautiful Europa and transformed into a white bull to seduce her. He swam with her on his back to the island of Crete, where he revealed his true identity and fathered three sons with her. Over time, the name Europa was given to the European continent inspired by this myth. The myth has been depicted in many artworks and remains an important part of Greek mythology and European heritage today.
3. • The myth of Europe is a fascinating
myth of Greek Mythology that
inspired writers, historians, painters
and politicians who gave her name to
coins, a continent and created several
pieces of art depicting the love
making of Zeus and Europe.
4. Europe & Zeus
• Europe was a beautiful princess, who
was abducted by Zeus, brought to
Crete, and born three sons – Minos,
Rhadamanthys, and Sarpedon, who
all became judges on the Underworld.
Zeus was the father of all the
children of Europe but he asked her
to marry Asterion, the king of stars.
And she did.
5. • Starting off as a
mortal woman in
Greek
Mythology,
Europe became
immortal after
her name was
given to the
continent.
6. • The myth of Europe and
Zeus has some slightly
different variations about
the details of how they
met and how the bull
seduced her. What all of
them have in common is
that Zeus one day saw
Europe among other
young women and was so
struck by her beauty that
he decided to take her
for himself.
7. • His plan was to turn himself
into a white bull and swim to
the shore of Asia where she
lived. The bull was pretty
and gentle. He bent in front
of Europe offering her his
back to ride. She mounted
on his back and the bull
took her from Phoenicia,
across the sea, to Crete, to
Dikteon Andron, the cave
where he was born. That is
where he showed his real
identity to Europe.
8. • Dikteon Andron cave
, located in the
eastern part of
Crete, is famous
because it was the
place of the birth
of Zeus, highest of
all Gods, and
because it was the
love nest of Zeus
9. • Europe was a
daughter of the
Phoenician King of
Tyre Agenor, and
Queen Telephassa.
Europe has two
brothers –
Cadmus, the one
who is believed to
bring the alphabet
to Greece, and
Cilix, whose name
was given to
10. • The mythical love
story of Europe
and Zeus has been
a theme of many
artistic
presentation and
achievements.
Nowadays, the
Greek coin of 2
Euros, has an
image of Europe’s
14. • Peace and solidarity Symbol,
Europe taught the freedom &
dignity.
• Once…….
• Today…
15. • Kids love peace
• They hurt when the
people of the world
turned away the
peace
• Kids seek the warm
embrace of the
mother
• And the safe nest in
a country land
