El artículo tiene como propósito indagar sobre el relato del mito de Europa en diversos textos literarios de la antigüedad grecorromana, cuál fue la acepción más conocida y utilizada y el significado mismo que se desprende del término. Asimismo, se examina cómo va oscilando la idea de Europa desde una leyenda a una realidad geográfica e histórica concreta en el mundo romano.
The aim of this article is to study the story of the myth of Europe in various texts of ancient Rome and Greece, its most widespread and common conception, and the meanings which can be deduced from this term. This article also examines how the idea of Europe shifts from being a legend to being a concrete geographical reality in the Roman world.
The aim of this article is to study the story of the myth of Europe in various texts of ancient Rome and Greece, its most widespread and common conception, and the meanings which can be deduced from this term. This article also examines how the idea of Europe shifts from being a legend to being a concrete geographical reality in the Roman world.