Europa

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Europa commonly refers to:

Europa (mythology), a Phoenician princess in Greek mythology, from whom the name of the continent Europe is taken
Europa (moon), one of Jupiter's largest moons, named after the Phoenician noblewoman

Europa may also refer to:

Mythical characters

Europa, an Oceanid, daughter of the deities Oceanus and Tethys
Europa, daughter of the earth-giant Tityas and mother of Euphemus by Poseidon

People

Europa of Macedon, the daughter of Philip II by his last wife, Cleopatra
Madama Europa, the nickname, or perhaps the real name, of Europa Rossi (fl. 1600), sister of the Jewish violinist and composer Salamone Rossi

Places

Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace
Europa Point, the southernmost point of Gibraltar
Europa Island, a small island in the Mozambique Channel which is a possession of France
Europa (Seville Metro), a station on the Seville Metro
Plaça d'Europa, a square in Barcelona, Spain
Europa City, a planned development set in Paris
Europa Cliffs, Alexander Island, Antarctica
52 Europa, the seventh-largest known asteroid

In entertainment

In film and television

The Europa trilogy, a 1984–1991 film trilogy by Danish director Lars von Trier
- Europa, the final film in said trilogy, released as Zentropa in North America.
Europa Report, a 2013 science fiction film by Ecuadorian director Sebastián Cordero.
Prix Europa, Europe's largest annual tri-medial (television, radio and online) festival and competition

In gaming

Europa (wargame), a series of board wargames launched in 1973
Europa, a fictional place in the video game Valkyria Chronicles
Europa Universalis, a real-time strategy game series created by Paradox Interactive

Literature

Europa (novel), by Tim Parks
Europa, a novel by Romain Gary

In music

Europa (record label), a German record label
Europa Philharmonie, a European symphony orchestra based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Europa (Covenant album)
Europa (Ron Korb album), an award-winning instrumental album from Canadian flutist and composer Ron Korb, released in 2013.
"Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)", an instrumental from Carlos Santana's 1976 album Amigos
"Europa", the lead track on Blondie's 1980 album Autoamerican
"Europa", a song from the album Epicon by Globus
"Europa", a song appearing on The Galilean Satellites by post-metal band Rosetta

In sports

NFL Europa (formerly NFL Europe), an American football competition from 1991 until 2007
UEFA Europa League, the second most important European competition for UEFA-eligible football clubs
CE Europa, a Spanish sports club based in Barcelona

In transportation

Aerospace

Europa rocket, an early expendable launch system project of the European Launcher Development Organisation
Air Europa, the third largest airline in Spain
Europa Aircraft, a light-aircraft kitplane company based in the UK

Ships

HMS Europa, a number of ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy
USS Europa, two US Navy ships
Europa (ship), a traditionally rigged tall ship from the Netherlands, built in 1911
Europa (AK-81), never commissioned
SS Europa (1922), an immigrant ship on the Europe to North America route in 1950–51 (originally the SS Mongolia)
SS Europa (1928), an ocean liner operated by the North German Lloyd in 1930–45
MS Europa, various ships

Automobiles

Lotus Europa, a sports car manufactured by Lotus Cars
Bizzarrini Europa, a small GT car produced by Bizzarrini between 1966 and 1969
Tata Europa, a Tata Motors luxury concept car shown in 2009

Buildings

Europa Hotel (disambiguation)
Europa (building), Brussels, Belgium
Europa Tower, Vilnius, Lithuania
Europa Hut, a Swiss mountain hut

Businesses

Europa (oil company), an oil company that operated in New Zealand until its purchase by British Petroleum in 1989
CBS Europa, a European television channel
Europa Partners, a London-based investment bank
Europa Press, a publishing house founded and run by the Irish surrealist poet George Reavey from 1932 to 1939
Europa Press (news agency), a Spanish independent, privately held news agency
Europa (newspaper), a newspaper published in Albania
Europa (Italian newspaper), a newspaper published in Rome, Italy
Europa Magazine, the only monthly magazine in Serbo-Croatian in the United States

Other uses

Europa (web portal), the official web portal of the European Union
Europa, line of small engines made by Briggs & Stratton
Europa, the name of the 3.3 release of the open-source integrated development environment Eclipse
Europa Coins, coins with a common theme issued by European countries
Europa postage stamp, issued annually since 1956, representing the founding six members of the European Coal and Steel Community
Europa Batteries, a group of artillery batteries in Gibraltar
Europa Road, Gibraltar