- Εὑρώπη
- ΕὑρώπηGrammatical information: f.Meaning: 1. daughter of Phoinix (or of Agenor) and Telephassa, by Zeus who abducted her to Crete in the shape of a bull (Hes. Th. 357, Hdt.); 2. geographical notion, first as name of the mainland (as opposed to the peninsulae like the Peloponnese and isles), later the continent as opposed to Anatolia and Libya (h. Ap. 251, Pi. N. 4, 70, A. Fr. 191, Hdt.).Derivatives: Εὑρωπήιος (Hdt.), -παῖος (D. H.), -πειος (D. P.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Unexplained. Probably Pre-Greek (thus e. g. Sommer IF 55, 185 n. 1). IE etymologies (P.-W. s. v., 6, 1287ff., and Lewy Fremdw. 139f.; Aly Glotta 5, 63ff. (from εὑρώς and ὤψ, not convincing) have failed. Semitic interpretations (Lewy l. c. and bei Grimme Glotta 14, 17) must be rejected. There are several names in -ωπ (-οπ-); for Εὐρ- cf. Εὔρῑπος. Originally it indicated a land in the north of the Balkan (later Greece). The origin of the girl from Phoenicia is phantasy; see Beekes, Kadmos xx (2004\/5)xxx-xxx.Page in Frisk: 1,593
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.