1. Task 1
Myth of Europe
Vojtěch Kováč, Czech Republic

2. Legend about Zeus and Europe
I think that this myth is about Europe and about Zeus, who was changed into a white bull. As a bull, he met King Agenor and his daughter Europe. At first, the king's daughter was afraid to touch him, but after a while she was courageous and offered him a handful of flowers that eventually hung on his horns.

3. Legend about Zeus and Europe
Then she sat down on his broad back, and he carried her across the Mediterranean Sea to Crete. Then he returned to his own form and married Europe.

4. What is the name of this coin? Why?
Greek two euro coin is from 2002.
It's called Zeus kidnapping Europe, according to the myth about Europe.

5. What is depicted on it? Why?
On the coin is displayed bull that is kidnapping Europe.
Because they remind me of that myth.

6. What country is it from, How did you notice it?
The coin comes from Greece.
I noticed that on the coin there is the Greek letter omega.

7. Are you able to translate into your own language the two words written on the coin?
EYPΩ = Euro EYPΩΠΗ = Europe
Up left, legend EUROPE (Europe). Below is the nominal value in Greek, 2 EURO. The whole is surrounded by twelve stars of the European flag, among which is marked the year in two parts, on the outer ring.

8. The Statue of Europe
This is a modernist statue Rapto de Europe. The statue was created in The statue is from bronze. Designer of this statue is a Columbian artist Fernando Botero. It is located between the parking lot and Terminal T1 arrivals at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, Spain. The statue depicts a bull that kidnaps Europe.

9. This is a copy of the statue in Medellin, Colombia.
The Statue of Europe
This is a copy of the statue in Medellin, Colombia.

10. Painting of Europe Author: TITIAN, Italian
Name of the painting. THE RAPE OF EUROPA,
The image is a bull that drives Europe across the sea, then the three angels of the two have bows and arrows.

11. Painting of Europe
The other one sails on the fish. On the background of the picture is the landscape with a bunch of people.
Style: Oil on canvas.
Place: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, USA.