Europa

Eurōpa, ae, and Eurōpe, ēs, f., = Eurôpê.

I.

Daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor, sister of Cadmus, and mother of Sarpedon and Minos by Jupiter, who, under the form of a bull, carried her off to Crete, Ov. M. 2, 836 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 155; 178; nom. Europe, Hor. C. 3, 27, 25; 57; Prop. 2, 28, 52; gen. Europae, Mel. 2, 7, 12; acc. Europen, Ov. A. A. 1, 323; Juv. 8, 34:

Europam,

Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 5; Ov. H. 4, 55.—

2.

Poet. transf., the portico in the Field of Mars, which was adorned with a painting representing the rape of Europa, Mart. 2, 14; 3, 20; cf. id. 11, 1.—

B.

Hence, Eurō-paeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Europa:

dux,

i. e. Minos, Ov. M. 8, 23.—

II.

The continent of Europe, named after her; usual form Europa, Mel. 1, 3, 1 et saep.; Mart. Cap. 6, § 662; Plin. 3 prooem. § 3; 3, 1, 1, § 5;

4, 23, 37, § 121 et saepiss.: Europe,

Mel. 1, 2, 1; 2, 1, 1; acc. Europen, id. 1, 1, 6; 2, 6, 9; Hor. C. 3, 3, 47.—

B.

Derivv.

1.

Eurōpaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Europe, European:

adversarii,

Nep. Eum. 3:

Scythi,

Curt. 7, 7, 2.—

2.

Eurōpensis, e, adj., the same:

exercitus,

Vop. Prob. 13:

res,

id. Aurel. 31.