Tracing the Origins of Europe, through Goddess Europa, Back

In the ancient legend surrounding the goddess Europa, the Greeks were essentially telling the story of how Phoenicians ended up getting scattered, founding and settling, in the various western nations. Even the Greeks used the myth of Europa, beguiled by the bull-shaped god, mainly to explain the resultant colonizations.

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