Telephassa (/ˌtɛlɪˈfæsə/; Ancient Greek: Τηλέφασσα, Tēléphassa, "far-shining"), also spelled Telephaassa (/ˌtɛlɪfiˈæsə/; Τηλεφάασσα) and Telephe[1] (/ˈtɛlɪfiː/; Τηλέφη), is a lunar epithet in Greek mythology that is sometimes substituted for Argiope the wife of Agenor, according to his name a "leader of men"[2] in Phoenicia, and mother of Cadmus.
This gift was originally bestowed by Poseidon to Libya who in turn gave this to Telephassa by the account of their blood relation.
[5]"Now Europa’s basket was of gold, an admirable thing, a great marvel and a great work of Hephaestus, given of him unto Libya the day the Earth-Shaker took her to his bed, and given of Libya unto the fair beauteous Telephassa because she was one of her own blood; and so the virgin Europa came to possess the renownèd gift, being Telephassa was her mother.
"[5]Zeus saw Europa gathering flowers, transformed himself into a white bull, and carried her away to the island of Crete.
The mother and son traveled to the islands of Rhodes and Thera before arriving in Thrace, where Telephassa fell ill and died.