Greek Stamp Day 1974 was commemorated by the issue of this stamp depicting the Cretan 1 drachma stamp of 1905 which in turn depicted "The abduction of EUROPE by ZEUS".
In Greek
mythology Europa was the mother of King Minos of Crete, a woman with Phoenician origin of high lineage, and for whom the continent Europe was named. The story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a white bull was a Cretan story; as Karenyi points out "most of the
love-stories concerning Zeus originated
from more ancient tales describing his marriages with goddesses. This can
especially be said of the story of Europa".
In Greek mythology Europa
was the mother of King Minos of Crete, a woman with Phoenician origin
of high lineage,[1]and
for whom the continent Europe was
named. The story of her abduction byZeus in the form of a white bull was a Cretan story;
as Kerényi points out "most of the love-stories concerning Zeus originated from more ancient tales describing his
marriages with goddesses. This can especially be said of the story of
Europa".
