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The myth of Europa in greek and latin literature

Greek texts

Latin texts

Greek texts

HOMER (about VIIIth century B. C.)

HESIOD (VIIth century B. C.)

PINDAR (518 - 438 B. C.)

HERODOTUS (about 490 - 424 B. C.)

EURIPIDES (484 - 406 B. C.)

THEOPHRASTUS (about 372 - 285 ? B. C.)

APOLLONIUS RHODIUS (IIIrd century B. C.)

MOSCHOS OF SYRACUSA (IInd century B. C.)

LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA (about 120 - 180 A. D.)

PSEUDO-APOLLODORUS (about 180 A. D.)

NONNOS OF PANOPOLIS (Vth century A. D.)

HESYCHIUS (about 400 A. D.)

SCHOLIES OF HOMER

THE ANTHOLOGY

Latin texts

HORACE               - Odes, Book III, To Galatea, 25-75

OVID               - Metamorphoses, Book II, 833-875               - Fastes, Book V, 603-620