Abduction of Europa

Sikyonian Treasury metope at Delphi depicting the abduction of Europa. 560 BCE.

In this relief sculpture Zeus transformed into a bull carries Europa, the daughter of a Phoenician king, on his back. Exhibited at the Delphi Museum, Greece.

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Archaic Art Delphi Delphi Museum Metopes Mythology Original Photo Relief Sculpture Treasury

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