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Eurōpa , ae, and Eurōpe , ēs, f., = Εὐρώπη.
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.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 2.836
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8.23
    • Cornelius Nepos, Eumenes, 3
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 3
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 11.1
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 2.14
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 3.20
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 7.7.2
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