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Europa’s brothers were sent to find and rescue her.

In their search, one of them discovered the Cicilia island, in nowadays Turkey;
The other discovered the island of Thassos, in Greece;
One of them discovered a region in Africa;
The youngest one was sent to north of Athens, founding the city of Thebes. All of them became kings and ruled the cities.

This myth's influence on the ancient Greeks was so significant that they named the continent after her.

The first recorded usage of Europe as a geographic term is in Homer’s Hymn to Delian Apollo in reference to the western shore of the Aegean Sea.

Europe's name comes from the Greek words “eurus” (wide) and “ops” (eye or face) but it is unknown if they named the region after the facial characteristics of its inhabitants.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full chapter on Athens’ culture, history, and governance.

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Despite new connections, Bandar Abbas’ fortunes continued to slowly decline.

The Omani Empire weakened as Persia recuperated, and in 1868 Persia was able to force an end to the lease and regain control of its possessions along the southwestern Persian coast, including Bandar Abbas.

Persia regaining control over the city, however, would not herald a new era of trade. Instead, the city would continue to languish as a backwater for another century.

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