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Title
Europa und Cadmus [i.e., Zeus]
Additional title: Europa abducted by Zeus in the guise of a bull
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Europa

Dates / Origin
Date Created: unknown
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-Eur
Topics
Bulls
Disguise
Mythology
Jupiter (Roman deity)
Kidnappings
Women -- Clothing & dress -- To 499
Zeus (Greek deity)
Europa (Greek mythology)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Zeus (Jupiter in Roman mythology), in love with Europa, disguised himself as a bull in order to abduct her. Cadmus was Europa's brother, who set out but failed to find his sister, and later founded the city of Thebes.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 13 x 10 cm
Tinted lithograph with hand coloring.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bc448910-c5be-012f-1fcb-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • : Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Europa und Cadmus [i.e., Zeus]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c5e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Europa und Cadmus [i.e., Zeus]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c5e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. Europa und Cadmus [i.e., Zeus] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c5e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Europa und Cadmus [i.e., Zeus]