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When Zeus, the 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.
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Title: Terracotta statuette of Europa on the bull
Period: Classical
Date: 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Boeotian
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Purchase, 1923
Accession Number: 23.73.2
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