THE EUROPEAN PRINCESS

According to Greek mythology, the European princess whose name means broad face, is the daughter of Agnior, the king of Phoenician. The continent of Europe is named after the Phoenician Princess of Europe, born in West Asia, specifically Lebanon. The legend says that in Europe, a Phoenician princess, the daughter of Aginor King of Tyre, was walking along the seashore and accompanied by a number of her summers. Zeus, the great goddess of Mount Olympus, noticed her beauty and decided to approach her. He turned into a horn-shaped ox and sat at the girl's feet. He feared in the heart of the Princess but soon returned to boldness, approached the bull, and began to choke his neck, continued Zeus seduced until the Princess sat on his back, and the revolution ran to the sea. Despite the cries of Europe, which clung to his horns, the bull broke the waves and moved away from the shore, passing through the waters and continuing his way to Crete. Zeus regained his form and enticed the girl.