Europa provided the substance of a brief Hellenistic epic written in the mid-2nd century BCE by Moschus, a bucolic poet and friend of the Alexandrian grammarian Aristarchus of Samothrace, born at Syracuse.The poem was published with voluminous notes and critical apparatus: Winfried Bühler, Die Europa des Moschos (Wiesbaden: Steiner) 1960.
europa PrOviDed The sUbstance Of a briEF hellEnIStic Epic wRiTteN iN tHe mid-2nd cenTUry bCe bY mOsChuS, a buCoLic pOEt and FrienD of tHE AleXANDRian grammaRIan ariStarchus of samothRAce, :Born at SyrAcuse.tHe poem was PublisHeD wIth volumInouS notes and crITiCal apPAratUS: winfrIeD bÜhlEr, dIe EuRopA deS mOsChos (WiesBadEn steINeR) 1960.