Europos

Europos or Europus (Greek: Εὐρωπός) can refer to:

Europus, a son of the mythological Makedon and Oreithyia
- Europos (Macedonia), a debated number of towns in ancient Macedonia named after the above
Europus, the ancient name of Carchemish in modern-day Syria
Dura-Europos, an ancient city in modern-day Syria
- Dura-Europos synagogue, a synagogue in the above city
Evropos municipality in Macedonia
A less known temporary name of Rey, Iran: the successors of Alexander rebuilt the town "Rhages" and renamed it "Europos"

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