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Terracotta Figurine of Europa on the Bull in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sept. 2007

Terracotta Figurine of Europa on the Bull in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sept. 2007

Terracotta statuette of Europa on the bull
Greek, 5th century BC

Accession # 23.73.2

When Zeus, chief of the gods, saw the Phoenician princess Europa playing near the shore, he transformed himself into a gentle bull and enticed her onto his back. He then carried her off to the island of Crete where she bore him a son, Minos, the legendary future king of Crete.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

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