# Europa — Metamorphoses character guide

> Europa in Metamorphoses by Ovid.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lovely Europa

**First appearance:** 0019-europa-s-rape

## Who they are

Princess abducted by Jupiter in the form of a bull.

## Relationships

### [Io](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/characters/io)

_social_

Europa and Io are both mortal women pursued by Jove, linked by shared experience.

### [Io](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/characters/io)

_social_

Europa and Io are both mortal women pursued by Jove, linked by shared experience.

## In the story

### [Europa's Rape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/europa-s-rape)

The daughter of Agenor, who is deceived by the gentle bull and carried off to Crete.

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