Europos

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

  • Europus, a son of the mythological Makedon and Oreithyia

Places and jurisdictions

in Asia
  • Dura-Europos alias Cirablus, an Ancient city and former bishopric in modern-day Syria, now a Latin Catholic titular see
  • Europus, the ancient name of Carchemish in northern modern-day Syria
  • A less known temporary name of Rey, Iran: the successors of Alexander rebuilt the town "Rhages" and renamed it "Europos"
in Europe
  • Europos (Macedonia), a debated number of towns in ancient Macedonia named after the mythological heros
    • Evropos municipality in modern Macedonia

See also

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