The myth of Europa is, at basis, a parable of partition and estrangement. Zeus, camouflaged as a docile white bull, kidnaps the maiden Europa from her homeland in Phoenicia and whisks her away to Crete, where he offers her gifts and succour. rethinkingislamwithsultanshahin.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/reflections-on-the-history-and-memory-of-andalusian-and-ottoman-religious-belonging/