2.4 EUROPA II: How to invent a continent

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*** From a Phoenician Princess kidnapped from the beach, to Nazi
experiments trying to revive the Zeus-Bull; from victim to mother
of the Minoan civilisation; from the Catholic Church, to the euro
currency... The myth of the abduction of Europa is, in many ways,
the most consequential one for modernity. It is the source of our
sense of Westerness. The link to a past that acts as a decryption
key, that turns a series of points into an arc. It is the origin
story of our view of the world in which we live. ... The myths,
tales, and concepts of ancient Greece echo and reach into every
aspect of modern life. Often misunderstood, frequently
romanticised, and sometimes deliberately twisted - to understand
their origins and truth is to get a real glimpse into the universal
themes that connect us to the past and each other. Welcome to
Podyssey with Alex Andreou. Each week we will take one myth, one
concept, person, place, or theme from Ancient Greece, take it
apart, figure out its inner workings, trace its influence, juice it
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