Tracing the Line of Europa: Migration, Genealogy, and the Power of Holy Origins in Ancient Greek Narrative Knowledge and Cultural Memory.

This essay explores the place of the mythical heroine Europa in the narrative knowledge and cultural memory of ancient Greece and modern Europe. Early Greek sources make reference to several women named Europa, only one of whom is Agenor's (or Phoenix's) daughter abducted by Zeus who made her the me...

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Published in:	History & Anthropology Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 356 - 375
Main Author:	Renger, Almut-Barbara
Format:	Essay
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2014
Subjects:	Greek history Europa (Greek mythology) Emigration & immigration Narratives > Social aspects Collective memory European history Zeus (Greek deity) History
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost